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Should – The term ‘should’ is used when the guidance would generally apply and is
the recommended, but not necessarily the only, way to carry out the activity in an
ethical manner.
Statute law (legislation) - This is law which is made by a legislature. The primary
source of statute law in the UK is the Parliament at Westminster, but Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland also have their own legislatures. Parliament makes laws in the
form of Acts of Parliament (statutes), such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974,
and statutory instruments (regulations), such as the Management of Health and Safety
at Work Regulations 1999.
Statutory sick pay – Workers are entitled to the payment of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
while unable to work through ill-health or injury for a period of up to 28 weeks. Many
employers supplement this by paying workers their normal basic pay for a period laid
down in the contract of employment.
UK GDPR – Data Protection Principles - The UK GDPR provides six core principles for
the processing of personal data (Article 5), These are set out in the Data Protection Act
2018, Chapter 2 (sections 86-91). Personal data must be:
Processed lawfully, fairly and transparently.
Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes, and not further
processed in a way incompatible with those purposes (except for
archiving, research or statistical purposes under appropriate safeguards).
Adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose (data
minimisation).
Accurate and kept up to date, with inaccuracies corrected without delay.
Kept no longer than necessary, unless retained for archiving, research or
statistical purposes with appropriate technical and organisational measures in
place.
Processed securely, ensuring appropriate protection against unauthorised
access, loss or damage.
Controllers must also be able to demonstrate compliance with these principles
(accountability).
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