Data Protection – your guide to compliance

Chapter 1 – How the Data Protection Act works

• Scope of the Act
• Who is covered?
• Data Protection Principles
• The eight key principles
• Rights of employees
• The Information Commissioner
• Notification

Chapter 2 – Managing employee data

• When the Act applies

• Key risk areas

  Compliance checklists:

• Recruitment information
• Equal opportunities monitoring
• Medical questionnaires
• Criminal records checks
• References
• Basic employee details
• Pay information
• Appraisal and review records
• Disciplinary and grievance records
• Sickness and health records
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Trade union information
• Managing e-mails

Chapter 3 – Disclosing personal data to third parties

• Requirement to disclose
• Dealing with enquiries
• Compliance checklist

Chapter 4 – Approaching ‘subject access’

• Right to use personal data
• Procedures and charges
• Information about third parties
• Compliance checklist