Online vetting - reputations on the line?
30.03.10
In a Microsoft-commissioned survey, 47% of UK recruiters and HR professionals stated that they would look for online reputational data to vet candidates. And, 41% had rejected candidates based on information found online.
It is a common misconception that because personal data is available online, privacy and data protection laws do not apply.
So, how does online vetting activity sit with privacy and data protection laws? Wragge & Co's Data Protection team looks at some of the eye-opening statistics revealed by the survey's findings, analyses the data protection implications and provides useful tips for data protection compliant online vetting.
Key Contact
Kirsten Whitfield, director, +44 (0)121 685 2705, kirsten_whitfield@wragge.com
This alert may contain information of general interest about current legal issues, but does not give legal advice.
