Workplace data breach claims for compensation

We can pursue workplace data breach claims for compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis for eligible clients. You can speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

As leading Data Breach Lawyers operating in England and Wales, we represent thousands of people for claims, and many of those are employee privacy cases. An employee who has been the victim of a data breach in the workplace could be entitled to recover thousands of pounds in compensation.

Pursuing workplace data breach claims for compensation

We represent a lot of people for workplace data breach claims for compensation given that information can easily be misused or exposed in this kind of setting. The nature of the data that your employer will store and process can be quite sensitive, which can include financial information for payments as well as sensitive domestic or medical information for support in the workplace. There will also be the usual personal contact details, but human resources databases and systems can be clear targets for hackers given that there could be financial data to steal.

Your employer has an important duty to protect the information in their charge. They must comply with the GDPR in the same way that any organisation must in respect of storing and processing information safely, securely and with reason. If they are ever in breach of the GDPR, you could be eligible to pursue workplace data breach claims for compensation where you could be entitled to recover damages for any distress that you have suffered from that has been caused by the loss of control of your personal information. If you have also suffered any losses and expenses in addition to the distress, these can also be considered, but they are not essential to claim.

No Win, No Fee – safe claiming

We can pursue workplace data breach claims for compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis for eligible clients. This amazing way of working means that we can write off our legal fees if the claim does not succeed, subject to the agreed terms and conditions in place. This can allow you to claim safely in the knowledge that you do not need to worry about what happens if the claim loses when it comes to our fees.

We know that some people can be a little bit cautious about the idea of pursuing their employer for a claim, but we can tell you that you should be safe to be able to do so. It is your right to use the laws in place that protect you in respect of pursuing a claim for compensation. Many employers have insurance in place that is there to be used by employees in the event of some form of negligence. As such, you should not be treated any differently or risk losing your job as a result of claiming and, if you did, you should then be seeking advice from employment lawyers in addition to the data breach solicitors like us. In our experience, it is not common at all for there to be any problems when people pursue an employer for a data breach claim.

The best thing to do is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

What about an employee leaking confidential information?

In an incident involving an employee leaking confidential information, you can still be eligible to pursue your employer for a workplace privacy claim. Generally speaking, if the negligence arises from the actions of an employee, your employer can be vicariously liable. This concept means that they must essentially accept the responsibility of the negligence of any employee working for them to allow people to still be able to claim.