Human Resources
Below are our 14 articles in the human resources' category:
A big company may have thousands or even millions of customers. It is inevitable that any sufficiently large set of data will contain errors. If this...
Contract workers move frequently between companies. Each term of employment may last only a few weeks or months. This raises a number of privacy...
Personal information has value and must be safeguarded. It is understandable that people wish to keep private all manner of information about...
One of the eight fundamental principles of the Data Protection Act is that personal information must be “not kept for longer than is necessary”.
It...
It is becoming more common for employees to be tested for alcohol or other drugs in the workplace. It is necessary to balance the employer’s wish for...
People trust their GPs and hospitals to keep their medical histories private. Not all workers will be aware that less detailed versions of this data...
Employee privacy extends beyond concerns about the information that the human resources department holds on them. There is a physical element, too....
Some people are by nature more private than others, and care more about infringements of their privacy. In a business, some employees may not care...
It is common for businesses to maintain a permanent record for each of their employees, even if they subsequently leave the company. The human...
A human resources department is awash with personal data. There are employment histories, medical records, remuneration packages and all manner of...
Remuneration means payment for a service: all financial and other benefits (such as a company car) that people receive in return for doing their...
In order to portray themselves as approachable and trustworthy rather than as faceless and uncaring, companies may decide to include pictures of some...
Many employers vet potential staff as part of the recruitment process. Such screening procedures vary by industry and work type, and in some...
It may be appropriate for a business to have more than one privacy policy in writing; for example, there could be one privacy policy relating to...
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