General Data Protection Regulation compliance

Employers will need to prepare in 2017 for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) although it does not come into effect until May 2018.

Employers will need to carry out audits of employee personal data that they collect and process to ensure that the it meets the GDPR conditions for employee consent.

New governance and record-keeping requirements means that employers will also have to create or amend any policies and processes on privacy notices, data breach responses and subject access requests.

More importantly, businesses that are not compliant by May 2018 risk fines of up to €20 million or 4% of annual worldwide turnover, whichever is higher.

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Changes to rules for employing foreign workers

Employers sponsoring foreign workers with a tier 2 visa will be required to pay an immigration skills charge of £1,000 per worker or £364 for small employers and charities beginning April 2017.  The immigration skills charge will be in addition to current fees for visa applications. 

In April 2017, the minimum salary threshold for experienced workers applying for a tier 2 will increase to £30,000. 

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Increase national living wage

The national living wage for staff over the age of 25 years old increases to £7.50 per hour on 1 April 2017.

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