Group and multi-party compensation actions for leaked employee information could involve thousands or even tens of thousands of people joining their cases together on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Such incidents can easily happen, and we may be able to represent privacy victims claiming compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis. You can talk to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.
The impact of leaked employee information
The impact of leaked employee information can be significant because this kind of data can be particularly personal and sensitive. As we will go into in the example below, we could be talking about very sensitive and personal “special category” information, including ethnicity data or high-risk financial information such as bank account details. We may also be talking about medical and domestic data that could be held by employers to help with staff welfare as well.
This means that any situation involving leaked employee information could have a substantial impact on those who are affected. If we are talking about a large organisation, we could be talking about thousands or even tens of thousands of people affected by one single error. This is important to recognise, as it really can only take one small error to commit such a substantial data breach.
One of the common ways in which this can happen is where information is inadvertently accessible to people that it should not have been accessible to, perhaps on internal systems or portals. Another example is if data is sent to people by accident, which could include spreadsheet attachments that contain more information than was necessary.
Anyone affected by an incident such as this could be eligible to pursue a claim for data breach compensation. If many people are affected then a privacy matter could form into a group or multi-party legal action, and we may be able to represent people on a No Win, No Fee basis. You can seek free, no-obligation legal advice for further help here now.
A recent example: Liverpool NHS staff data leak
In a recent example of leaked employee information, it was widely reported that some 14,000 Liverpool NHS trust staff had their details shared by accident.
It is understood that the details for those affected were shared with hundreds of people when a file was sent to a number of people internally that included personal information such as names, addresses, salary data, National Insurance numbers, gender information, birth dates, and ethnicity details. The personal details in question were reportedly contained on a hidden tab on an attachment, and not all recipients should have had a legitimate reason or authority to access the data in question.
The trust has acknowledged that the information leak was a mistake and the matter has been reported to the UK’s data watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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If you have been involved in any form of privacy incident that could form into a group action on multi-party claim, we want to hear from you.
The best place to start is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now. We can usually assess your case in minutes and confirm if your situation is one that we can move forward for you on a No Win, No Fee basis.