Since the GDPR came into force, HR teams have been flooded with requests by employees. We look at the role of culture, IT and training and how self-serve platforms and automation can help foster an environment of trust and speed up the process.
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, HR teams have been flooded with requests by employees for a copy of the personal data the company holds about them.
This is often done as part of threatened litigation and can be challenging to deal with, not least because the deadline is shorter and HR needs to make a judgment call on how to respond.
The regulator has received a huge volume of complaints about how requests are dealt with, and you don’t want to be the first company to face a fine.
In this episode, we look at:
We look at the role of culture, IT and training and how self-serve platforms and automation can help foster an environment of trust and speed up the process.
And we answer questions like: Do you have to use the search terms requested by the employee? And should you search instant messages, texts and WhatsApps?
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