June

The CNIL announced the implementation of a new procedure that will simplify the registration formalities for French affiliates of groups that have implemented Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs).

Currently, the CNIL 's prior authorization is required for each type of data transfer outside of the EU when the transfer is based on BCRs. The CNIL now proposes to issue a single authorization decision to each group that has implemented BCRs. The group 's affiliates that are data controllers and bound by the BCRs will then need to submit only a simplified registration for all of their data transfers outside of the EU based on the group 's BCRs. The affiliates will not have to obtain the CNIL 's prior authorization for each data transfer.

"The Netherlands ' Data Protection Authority and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ""to enhance information sharing and enforcement cooperation on privacy-related matters."" While the agencies already cooperate as part of several privacy-related initiatives, the FTC says that it wants to secure the assistance of international privacy and Data Protection Authorities in its efforts to protect consumer privacy. The MOU recognizes the need for increased cross-border enforcement cooperation and sets out the two agencies ' intent regarding mutual assistance and the exchange of information for investigating privacy violations and enforcing the law."

HR professionals are finding it tough to hire capable employees, with one in 10 new recruits regarded as a 'poor hiring decision ' according to research by Robert Half UK. The recruitment specialists ' new report, Management Insights: How to avoid common hiring mistakes, found that the costs associated with bad hires can have a significant impact on a business, with HR directors reporting that the main problems include a loss of productivity (52%), a reduction in staff morale (30%) and substantial financial ramifications from salaries, training and loss of performance. In the study of over 200 HR executives 70 percent revealed that they had hired someone who did not meet their expectations, and 91 percent reported identifying skilled workers a challenge.
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