My lawyer tells me that I will become responsible under the data-protection act for any information, paper XE “paper” or electronic, that accidentally or deliberately leaks from my home-office. Can I be sued for such data-leaks?
A16. YOU ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE LIABLE – COMPANY is your employer and is fully aware of the provisions of the Data Protection Act and COMPANY complies with the act. As a teleworker you are little more likely to breach the act than any other employee. Provided you follow these guidelines you are not at particular risk under the act. COMPANY is insured XE “insured” for civil liabilities arising from inadvertent breaches XE “breaches” of the Act. Notes: UK – The Data-Protection XE “Data-Protection” Act (UK 1998) – Fines and Penalties: Article 8 of the EU Human Rights Act XE “Human Rights Act” seeks to protect the privacy XE “privacy” of individuals. employers are generally prevented from monitoring employees communications. BUT, for business and practical purposes there are exceptions to the no-monitoring rule. For example, the UK RIPA the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, allows monitoring in public sector bodies such as COMPANY . When you log-on XE “log-on” to the COMPANY RAS XE “RA
