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Data protection

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCommon term

In human resources, data protection means: Laws and practices that control how personal information about people, such as employees and candidates, is collected, stored, used and deleted.

In Turkish: kişisel verilerin korunması, veri koruma

How it is used

HR holds a lot of personal data (contracts, health records, bank details), so data protection matters every day. In the EU the main law is the GDPR, and the UK has its own version. Employees can ask to see the data held about them.

Example sentences

  1. Under data protection rules, we can't keep unsuccessful candidates' CVs forever.

  2. All HR staff complete data protection training every year.

Common collocations

  • data protection law
  • data protection training
  • data protection policy
  • subject access request
  • complianceFollowing the laws, regulations and internal rules that apply to an organisation, and the work of checking that this happens.
  • confidentiality agreementA legal agreement in which a person promises not to share certain private information, such as business plans, client data or salaries, with others.
  • background checkA check of a candidate's history before they are hired, which can include criminal records, qualifications, identity and previous jobs.
  • employee handbookA document that explains a company's rules, policies and procedures for employees, such as leave, behaviour, IT use and complaints.

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