Employee relations firm reprimanded over GDPR breach after personal info lost in transit

The company was reprimanded over losing a USB key. File picture
An employee relations firm has been reprimanded by the Data Protection Commissioner after personal information it posted to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) got stolen in transit.
The consultancy firm had been retained by the PIAB, the State body responsible for dictating personal injury claims awards, to carry out an investigation on the board’s behalf in May 2019.