Recruitment Services

Complying with the evolving data regulation landscape can be a daunting task, and an expensive one for those who can't justify a dedicated Data Protection Officer.

The Court of Appeal's decision in Kocur v Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd & another provides helpful confirmation that an agency worker's right to be informed of relevant job vacancies at their hirer does not extend to a right to apply or be considered for the notified post.

Staffing companies continue to express interest in exploring the use of statements of work to provide services.

A joint investigation by the Times Newspaper and BBC File on 4 has uncovered evidence that senior executives at Brewster Partners, a Yorkshire based recruitment firm with offices in several parts of Yorkshire, London and Manchester, encouraged their employees to carry on working after they had been furloughed.

Businesses which are currently sending data to the US in reliance on the Privacy Shield need urgently to replace those arrangements. The big question is "with what?". The CJEU's recent decision in "Schrems II" means that the alternative route – Standard Contractual Clauses – is open to challenge too.

Is there a future for NDAs in a post #metoo landscape?