Employment Law News
New European data protection package agreed
A new European data protection reform package has been agreed and is likely to come into force in 2018.
It may include a sanction of up to 4% of a company’s global annual turnover for breaches of data protection legislation.
The European Parliament’s press release on the issue can be read here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20151217IPR08112/New-EU-rules-on-data-protection-put-the-citizen-back-in-the-driving-seat
