It’s a snow day – but will you get paid?

Much to the disappointment of many children down here in Brighton, we only had sprinkle of snow.

However areas of the UK have seen school closures and travel disruption forcing people to stay away from work. So what rights do you have to be paid for these days – this article from the BBC explains things in a simple way. Essentially you should always see what your contract says and stay in contact with your employer…..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47042594

Google gets fined under GDPR!

As much as GDPR gave us an inbox headache, confusion for small businesses and having to agree to cookies on every website, it is starting to look as though it is having a positive impact when individual data is being incorrectly used.

Google have now been issued with a hefty fine for breach of GDPR. The big companies will always be more obvious when they incorrectly use data for marketing, but it could only be a matter of time before smaller businesses are investigated.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46944696