Most employers are increasingly concerned about the retention of key and non-key employees. When an employee leaves, it can be expensive to replace them, not to mention the loss of productivity and knowledge. A recent study has shown that many currently employed workers are unhappy in their current position. Some of the primary reasons for this unhappiness are the general feeling of being unappreciated and the thought that the grass is greener elsewhere. Given this situation, some sectors may experience a...

Technology facilitates remote work in ways that, years ago, just were not possible. Take telecommuting. These days, all kinds of jobs that had to be performed at an employer site are now performed remotely. Some call center workers, for example, now work from home using home telephones — no brick-and-mortar call center needed. Some secretaries now telecommute using laptops and the internet. Some teachers now teach remotely using laptops and video links. There are architects, doctors, lawyers and judges who, these...

On January 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), comprised of all national supervisory authorities (SAs) of the European Union, published draft guidelines for data breach notification1 (the Guidelines). The Guidelines provide useful insight into how regulators apply the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) personal data breach notifications rules. Specifically, they describe six common types of personal data breaches (i.e., ransomware, data exfiltration attacks, internal human risk, lost or stolen device and paper documents, misposted data, and social engineering attacks), and...

Following weeks of mounting pressure on herself and the institution over her vaccine strategy and the fallout of the accidental almost-triggering of Article 16, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made her way to the European Parliament to defend herself. Speaking to Members of the European Parliament during this week’s hybrid plenary session, von der Leyen defended the fundamental approach agreed between her and all EU leaders mid-last year that all vaccines for the EU27 should be procured jointly...

Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to offer More Privacy Please, a monthly newsletter recapping significant industry and legal developments, as well as trends in the areas of cybersecurity, information governance, and privacy. U.S. Laws and Regulations 2021 Washington Privacy Act Under Review in Senate Committee. Washington’s state legislature is again...

by Giovanni Majnoni, Gabriele Bernardini, Andreas Dal Santo and Maurizio Trapanese | Andreas Dal Santo is Managing Director of Solidus Capital Group, a member of the EACCNY | This paper shows that the present European framework for bank crisis management in the Banking Union (BU) follows multiple criteria that, when applied in combination, can generate unintended consequences that undermine the effectiveness of the system, highlighting a case of fallacy of composition. The paper suggests that a piecemeal reform would not be...

The ACM’s list of 2021 focus areas is out. Whereas the digital economy and the energy transition are repeats from last year, the effects of the COVID-19 crisis is a new, although somewhat unsurprising, designated focal point. In 2021, the ACM will launch a preliminary study into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail markets and set up best practices for closer collaborations in the healthcare sector. It will finalise its investigation into Apple’s app stores rules, and continue its investigation...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are playing an increasingly important role in the evaluation of investments, suppliers and corporate performance across the globe, with a particular emphasis on the "E". This is a trend we expect to grow rapidly in the coming year. In the US, the new administration has already committed to sustainability, requiring action on emissions reductions and deep structural change from America's industrial and energy base. In Europe, the ESG ecosystem has been developing for a...