Data Protection
Introduction:
This workshop provides delegates with essential practical understanding of data protection compliance issues in the workplace and will include:
- Why compliance with data protection legislation is important
- How data protection legislation works
- Practical guidance on the obtaining, usage and storage of staff data
- Complying with subject access requests from employees, ex-employees and job applicants
- Monitoring of staff activities and communications, including monitoring and privacy issues in relation to employee’s emails, telephone calls, and use of CCTV.
- The necessary content of employment application forms and staff details forms
- Complying with the requirements for using sensitive personal data
- 'References' – the data protection implications of both giving and receiving them
Who would benefit from this course?
Personnel practitioners or line managers with people management responsibilities within their organisation. Designed for those who are either reviewing their organisation’s approach to data protection, or are new to the subject and need to understand how the Data Protection Act impacts on the management function in their organisation.
Course content:
HR professionals and managers are becoming increasingly aware that all aspects of their work are affected by the Data Protection Act. This complicated piece of legislation is full of unfamiliar concepts that are not easy to grasp. The emphasis is on setting priorities and dealing with real-life situations, rather than merely outlining the theories of data protection.
Key concepts
- Definitions and scope
- The Data Protection Principles
- Codes of practice
Employee’s rights
- Access to personnel records
- Correcting inaccurate records
- Damages and compensation
Data protection in recruitment
- Advertisements, applications and appointments
- Rules on equality monitoring
- Interview notes
- Implications of medical checks and references
Handling employee records
- Managing personnel files
- Handling sensitive information
- Disciplinary records and witness statements
- Security and retention
Privacy and monitoring
- Employee’s right to privacy in the workplace
- Monitoring telephones and e-mail
- Internet use policies
- Video monitoring
- Covert monitoring
- Testing for alcohol and drugs
Course outcomes:
By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Understand and comply with data protection legislation
- Respond lawfully to subject access requests
- Ensure that company policies and practices are legally compliant
Benefits:
- Gain the knowledge and skills required to understand the importance of Data Protection in the workplace
- Workbook with exercises and individual notes to ensure that the skills learnt on this course will be successfully applied and the knowledge consolidate
- Course certification on subject matter
- All our workshops come with a FREE follow-up Service to ensure you carry on learning back in the office
- If you have any questions about the Data Protection workshop or would like to discuss any of the content covered, email or call us we’ll be delighted to help
