Day: April 20, 2015

Here’s What Employers Need To Know If you are currently using enforced subject access requests to gather information about candidates during your recruitment exercises, you are committing a criminal offence. The new law came into force on 10th March 2015, and it’s likely that many businesses will need to update their practices to ensure that they’re compliant. Previously, it was legally acceptable for employers to require job applicants to provide details of their criminal history through subject access requests, under the provisions outlined in the Data Protection Act 1998. Employment…