It really seems like Sports Direct can't catch a break. First they are raked over the coals for their policies, then their pay and working hours, and now they are in the news for a rather ham-fisted attempt to monitor wellbeing. They aren't alone in the market of monitoring employees - I know of several people who have willingly signed up to wearable tech in return for prizes for being fit and active. It's a growing trend, and certainly a better one than the big brother styl

I read an interesting article in HR Grapevine Magazine today, and it struck a chord with me. Actually, it rang a bell in my head loud and clear. GDPR and the HR Dept Both are very close to my heart. Partly because I am a practitioner in both fields, and partly because I believe they are intricately intertwined, besties in the world of 'treating people's personal information right'. But also because, if my long career in HR has taught me nothing else, it is that there is a v