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Unit 8:
8.4
As an employer you are entitled to terminate an employee’s contract if they have committed an act of gross misconduct or have failed to follow a process, for example, failure to act on feedback of subsequent disciplinary warnings.
Employment law dictates that you must ‘act reasonably’ when dismissing an employee, failure to conduct a dismissal in a fair and reasonable manner could result in a tribunal claim against your business.
Aside from conduct, other potentially fair reasons for dismissing an employee are performance, redundancy, contravention of a statutory restriction (for example dismissing an employee because they lost their driving licence and needed to be able to drive to carry out their job); or “some other substantial reason” (a reason other than those listed here and which is potentially fair in the circumstances).
Unfair dismissal claims arise where the employee is dismissed by the employer. The employee makes a claim against their employer on the grounds that the reason for their dismissal is unfair, or the process that was used was unfair.
It is within your legal rights to dismiss an employee, but it must be done using the correct procedure and for a fair reason e.g. the poor performance, or conduct was in breach of firm policy
The Equality Act (2010) is designed to prevent discrimination on a number of grounds. These grounds are called ‘protected characteristics’.
It is now illegal to discriminate based on these and there are punishments for not complying to these laws. Employers could find themselves in court or an employment tribunal which means they may have to pay expensive legal fees. Employers may also have to pay fines and compensation if they break employment laws. They may also face legal charges and lawsuits, which could jeopardise their entire business.
Not being GDPR compliant may cause negative publicity, for example to clients who care about their privacy, by being called out by activists on social media or by being mentioned din the press when a data breach occurs.
Not complying with the GDPR implies that you are unlawfully processing personal data of the persons concerned and/or not taking the required safety measures
8.2
The relationship between the international laws and the national laws has not been a point of debate or dispute between any country. Both the laws are operating in their own jurisdictions without any disturbance.
Many people believe that international laws are superior to national laws but such a debate should only start if there is a conflict between the two.
The international laws help in maintaining international relations whereas the national laws help in the sovereignty and development of the nation-states.
The National Crime Agency leads the UK's fight to cut serious and organised crime, protecting the public by targeting and pursuing those criminals who pose the greatest risk to the UK.
The National Crime Agency leads the UK's fight to cut serious and organised crime, protecting the public by disrupting and bringing to justice those serious and organised criminals who pose the highest risk to the UK.
NCA officers work at the forefront of law enforcement, building the best possible intelligence picture of all serious and organised crime threats; relentlessly pursuing the most serious and dangerous offenders; and developing and delivering specialist capabilities on behalf of law enforcement and other partners.
Cybercriminals exploit cloud storage for various purposes, including generating fraudulent revenue. Despite the potentially enormous consequences, businesses continue to make the error of cloud storage misconfiguration, which has cost many firms millions. It is one of the most common cloud computing vulnerabilities.
When organizations fail to set up cloud storage correctly, they risk having their data exposed to the public. Cloud misconfigurations can swiftly develop into a major cloud security breach for an organization and its customers. There are various sorts of cloud misconfigurations that businesses face.
You can also use specialized tools to inspect cloud storage security settings. These cloud security software can help you check the status of security configurations regularly and identify potential flaws before they become serious problems.
8.3
The Government is keen to reduce red tape for both the private and public sectors. A key way to do this is to have regulators and their inspectors concentrate their efforts on those organisations who present the highest risk – rather than putting the burden on everyone, as has often been the case in the past.
Lower industry standards could be beneficial because the smaller businesses will not be as disadvantaged. This is because there is essentially an ‘even playing field’.
The main purpose for industry standards is to make different products compatible with each other and to ensure customers that they can safely mix and match products from different brands. They drive industry innovation, cost reductions and enable a variety of cost-effective, simple-to-use, holistic solutions
if all industry standards were higher the larger businesses will benefit more and will essentially cause the small ones to struggle. This way the small ones can have some success too and won't struggle as much. They are able to keep up with society without going bankrupt.
They also drive industry innovation, cost reductions and enable a variety of cost-effective, simple-to-use, holistic solutions. This means that the business will be maximising profits and constantly growing in the right direction
ISO standards are developed by a small group of experts representing participating countries in the ISO Technical Committee (TC) or Sub-Committee (SC).
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization.
8.1
The DPA applied only to companies that control the processing of personal data (Controllers). The GDPR extended the law to those companies that process personal data on behalf of Controllers (Processors).
Currently, the biggest GDPR fine by far is the €746m that was imposed on Amazon by Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) on 16 July 2021.
The fine was likely triggered due to a complaint filed in May 2018 by around 10,000 people.
The GDPR gives Member States scope to balance the right to privacy with the right to freedom of expression and information.
The HASAWA 1974 requires that workplaces provide the following; Adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety procedures are understood and adhered to; Adequate welfare provisions for staff at work; a safe working environment that is properly maintained and where operations within it are conducted.
Following rules and regulations help employees understand what is expected of them and what will happen if they violate the rules. It makes for a stable environment where people feel safe to come to work, to be themselves and to go about their business.
Regulation can be costly, ultimately, a business will focus on making as much profit as they can, and having to implement lots of regulations will have an effect on this. Flawed regulations may do more harm than good.