bobsmyuncle wrote:That is not an answer to my query, as to severity of sanction.
Yes it is. Personal data supplied to employers for their own administrative purposes is subject to the Data Protection Act. It can only be used for those administrative purposes, and can only be kept for as long as is necessary to carry out those tasks. Any breach of that opens the employer to prospective legal action from the people effected, as well as a fine.
Quote:If I gave details of a co-worker's private details, I would not expect to be suspended from my job. I would expect a proportionate sanction.
If I had clear proof that it was you I'd fire you on the spot. I'm the employer. That makes me the data steward charged with protecting that data and you, a trusted employee, have for your own personal reasons chosen to expose me to the full force of the law. You've also made yourself a pariah amongst your co-workers and made it impossible for anyone to trust you, least of all me. If your main job was doing something like exercising good judgement then, well.... Get off my property.
Good luck with the wrongful dismissal case.
Quote:What information did Silverwood pass on and to who?
Beyond what was reported on The Times blog we don't know. If what has been reported is correct I don't expect to see him again.
