Weekly issue 35

News in brief

The Information Commissioner’s Office has published useful guidance on what constitutes personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act.

Breaking service

To claim employment rights such as unfair dismissal, casual workers have to show that they have employee status and that they have at least one year’s continuous service.

Something's cooking

The 1981 Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (better known as TUPE) operate to protect employees in the event of a transfer.