{"id":184636,"date":"2023-12-01T01:43:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=184636"},"modified":"2023-12-01T01:45:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:45:08","slug":"staff-privacy-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/staff-privacy-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Staff Privacy Notice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you employ or engage any staff at your business and act as a data controller, you will need to tell staff how you use their personal data very clearly. This is a mandatory legal requirement under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (\u2018UK GDPR\u2019) and Data Protection Act 2018<\/em>. The most common way to address this requirement is to issue staff with a \u2018Staff Privacy Notice\u2019. In this article, we will explain what a Staff Privacy Notice is and some of the critical information it should cover.<\/p>\n\n\n

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GDPR Essentials Factsheet<\/div>\n
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How Should Businesses Process a Staff Member’s Personal Data?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whenever you are processing personal data about staff, you will need to be fully transparent about it. This means informing them about precisely how you will use their personal data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transparency is one of the fundamental principles<\/a> under the UK GDPR. This applies whether or not there is an employment relationship with the staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common and best way to provide this information is by giving all staff a \u2018Staff Privacy Notice\u2019 telling them how you will use their personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should note that this is not just a requirement for employers who hire employees. This applies to each member of staff who works for you in any capacity. For example, you should issue a Staff Privacy Notice to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n