Duncan A. W. Abate
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner Issues Guidance Notes on Work-from-Home Arrangements
As work-from-home (WFH) arrangements become more prevalent, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong has issued three guidance notes for the handling of personal data connected with WFH arrangements.
An employer’s legal obligations as a data user are no different in a WFH arrangement than those in an office environment. However, the circumstances around…
A Global Guide to Employee Data Privacy
By Maureen J. Gorman, Hong Tran, Dr. Guido Zeppenfeld, LLM, Marcia E. Goodman, Nancy G. Ross, Elizabeth (Liz) Espín Stern, Duncan A. W. Abate, Julien Haure, Régine Goury, Tahan (Tom) A. Thraya, Jad A. Taha, Oliver Yaros, Katherine Fox, Björn Vollmuth, Vanessa Klesy & Louise Fernandes-Owen on
Posted in APAC, Brazil, China, EU / EEA, GDPR, Privacy / Data Protection, Regulation, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
The Employment & Benefits group is pleased to announce the publication of A Global Guide to Employee Data Privacy, the latest in our series of global guides.
Benefits of the Guide
Our largest guide to date, it is designed to help employers with operations in more than one country navigate the specific, and increasing,…
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Issues Booklet on How Hong Kong Businesses Should Prepare for GDPR
By Duncan A. W. Abate & Hong Tran on
The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. A brief summary of the GDPR can be found here: https://www.mayerbrown.com/The-GDPR-The-Changes-That-Will-Affect-Your-Business-05-25-2018/.
Organisations in Hong Kong may need to comply with the GDPR if it (1) has an establishment in the EU, where personal data is processed in…
Revised Code of Practice on Human Resource Management and Guidelines on Monitoring at Work Issued
By Duncan A. W. Abate & Hong Tran on
Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner has issued a revised Code of Practice on Human Resource Management (the “Code”) and a revised Privacy Guidelines for Monitoring and Personal Data Privacy at Work (the “Guidelines”).
Neither the new Code nor the new Guidelines include any material change from their existing versions. The only changes are the new Code…