Responding to a Subject Access Request: New ICO Guidance for Employers

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently published new guidance to help employers respond to subject access requests (SARs). The Q&A-style guidance reminds employers of their key obligations and addresses some of the common misunderstandings that organisations have. It comes after the ICO received over 15,000 complaints relating to SARs between April 2022 and March…

Workplace bullying: identifying it, dealing with it and preventing it

The recent resignation of the Deputy Prime Minster, Dominic Raab, serves as an important reminder for employers of the importance of fairly and promptly addressing allegations of bullying in the workplace, which can be perpetrated by employees at any level of seniority. The latest survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) conducted…

Time to go Green?

As environmental awareness continues to increase, individuals and businesses are continuing to strive towards acting more sustainably. In the commercial property market, this has led to green leases quickly growing in prevalence. What is a green lease? A green lease is a standard commercial lease which includes additional commitments by the parties to cooperate to…