GDPR – Data Privacy Basics for HR: Employee data protection in English language

Legal basics

• General personal rights.
• Structure and composition of GDPR and DPA.
• Basic principles of data protection law.

Application Process – Onboarding

• Automated selection of applicants.
• Retention and deletion of applicant data.
• Background checks.
• E-Recruiting.
• Aptitude tests.
• Employer's Right to ask questions.

Data Privacy and Data Protection in everyday work

• Employee data protection in everyday work.
• (Electronic) personnel file.
• Processing of employee data.
• Consent.
• Information duties and rights.
• Data protection concept for HR.
• Data security.
• Order processing.
• Risk analysis.
• Social media use.
• Data exchange within the Group.
• Transfer of employee data to third countries.
• Legal consequences of data protection mishaps and breaches.
• Effects of employee data protection in the event of dismissals.

Monitoring and Tracking

• Employee monitoring
• E-mail/Internet monitoring.
• Telephone monitoring.
• GPS tracking.
• Video surveillance.
• Working time recording.
• Access, bag, gate controls.
• Co-Determination of the Works Council
• Rights of the Works Council
• Role and status of the works council in (employee) data protection.

Co-determination rights of the works council.

• Information and control rights of the works council.
• Design of data protection through works agreements.
• Tasks and duties of the works council in data protection.

• You will deal with the requirements for legally compliant implementation of the legal requirements of employee data protection in the HR area and arm yourself against drastic fines and claims for damages in the event of violations of the GDPR.
• You will learn about current developments in the handling of employee data and what this means for your HR work.
• You will know the bouquet of data protection tasks and measures for which the HR department is responsible.
• You will shape the digital world of work in accordance with and in compliance with the DSGVO and the BDSG.
• In this way, you will succeed in digitizing HR in compliance with data protection law and in implementing the data protection requirements for your HR work in a legally compliant manner.

Qualified employees and executives, controller for data protection.