: Key Takeaways: Uncovering Financial Challenges in the Trades Sector Recent research conducted by Simply Business, a leading small business insurance provider, has revealed concerning trends in the earnings of tradespeople across the UK. The findings shed light on income disparities, top-earning trades, regional variations, and the impact of external factors on the financial stability of tradespeople. Plummeting Earnings: A Struggle for Tradespeople Tradespeople faced a daunting reality in 2023, with average earnings plummeting by £14,000 compared to the previous year. This stark decline of 17% in average income raises questions about the financial resilience of individuals in the trades sector The post Shocking News for Tradespeople: Average Earnings Plummet by £14k! appeared first on Business Today
: Brussels, 20 January - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a report on the implementation of the right of access by controllers . The report summarises the outcome of a series of coordinated national actions carried out in 2024 under the Coordinated Enforcement Framework (CEF). It lists the issues that were observed for some controllers, along with a series of recommendations to help them implement the right of access. A central element is controllers’ awareness of the EDPB Guidelines 01/2022 on data subjects rights – Right of access and whether these guidelines were followed in practice. EDPB Deputy Chair Zdravko Vukíc said: “The CEF is a valuable initiative that helps strengthen the cooperation among Data Protection Authorities (DPAs): by tackling selected topics in a coordinated fashion, they achieve greater efficiency and more consistency. How controllers implement the right of access lies at the heart of data protection and it is one of the most frequently exercised data subject rights[...]