POLICIES In this assignment I will explain the legal‚ ethical and operational issues in relation to the use of information. Legal issues Legal issues are various items of legislation (law) to protect the use of business information. Data protection act 1998 Many business store information about people‚ whether it’s for potential customers or previous clients. The data protection act protects the information held about people from being misused. The information businesses store on databases need
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OPERATIONAL ISSUES are the issues arising in the process of how something is done‚ these are the 4 types of operational issues; Security of data: protecting a database from destructive forces and unwanted actions of unauthorised users. Backups: process of copying or archiving data so that it may be used to restore the original after data is lost. Health and safety: regulation and procedures intended to prevent accidents or injuries in the workplace or public environment. Business continuity
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Explain The Legal And Ethical Issues In Relation To The Use Of Business Information Unit 4 p2 12 b 1 Introduction There are many issues which relate to the use of information which affect an organisation‚ there are three main headings which are legal issues‚ ethical issues These main headings cover all the key information and how it may affect an organisation which may be crucial to the way they deal with information and how it may need to adjust its way of operating for legal issues
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Issues and constraints in relation to the use of business information Legal Issues Data Protection Act 1998 The first legal issue that Strode has to consider is the Data protection Act 1998. Strode College collects and uses data about its staff‚ students and other individuals who come into contact with Strode. Under the Data Protection Act the information must be collected and used fairly‚ stored safely and not disclosed to any other person unlawfully and the Data Protection Principles must be
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Unit 4‚ P5‚M2 Jorg Wigmans Explain the Legal and ethical issues in relation to the use of information. The explanation needs to include how the business complies with current legislation and how they deals with ethical issues by means on policies and codes of practice. Legal issues: Presenting a couple of situations in which Hugo boss has to cope with legal issues. For instance: Hugo Boss does not use its market position to obtain advantages for itself by dictating prices or refusing to supply
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The Issues and Constraints in Relation to the use of Business Information in Asda In this assignment I will be explaining the issues and constraints in relation to the use of business information in Asda. I will be outlining the operational issues within the company. Operational Issues Asda will have different types of information. Some of their information will be more important than other information within the organisation. Asda need to ensure that the organisation receives the information
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from their information and data being shared. The information will be bank details‚ address and billing and some other personal details. Information is collected from club card registrations and application forms. They cannot publish these details and will be securely stored on a database. However the information can be used by Tesco for market research which may include taking part in surveys. Freedom of Information Act 2000 This act creates a public ‘right of access’ to information held by public
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Business Communications Merit 2 I will analyse the legal‚ ethical and operation issues in relation to the use of business information‚ and by including appropriate examples. Legal‚ ethical and operational issues all contribute to the overall success or failure of Tesco. The legislations set in place by the government is the law and must be followed otherwise Tesco could fall under many legal problems resulting in the closure of the organisation. The many various acts are there to not only
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P5 Explain the legal and ethical issues in relation to the use of business information 1. What is the Data Protection Act 1998? This is to protect personal data that is provided by customers. The businesses should be processed fairly and lawfully it must only be used for the specific purpose and must be stated when it is collected. They must not collect to much information and all the data must be accurate. Also the data must not be kept for longer than needed for. 2. Using the HR department
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P1 Explain how organisations use information Report P2 Discuss the characteristics of good information Report P3 Explain the issues related to the use of information Report M1 Illustrate the information flow between different functional areas Information flow diagram M2 Assess how issues related to the use of information affect an organisation Report D1 Explain how an organisation could improve the quality of its business information Report This brief has been verified
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