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Employment law at work: Data protection

Includes personal data, confidentiality, codes of practice, principles, Information Commissioner, Data Protection Commissioner, subject access, data security, sensitive personal data, Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000

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Staff can be proved employees even if their contract says otherwise

The 'legal status' of individuals can be identified as self-employed contractors, employees or workers

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