Handle With Care

Zamir Hamdy Hamdan explains the need to safeguard employees' personal data

It is unquestionably the case that a fair amount of most corporations' repositories of personal data include those of their employees. In fact, an employee's personal data is processed and retained by the employer even before the employment relationship begins - during the recruitment stage or when the services of a headhunter are utilised. This continues throughout employment and may even extend after its termination.

The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ("PDPA") came into force on 15 November 2013, and imposes certain obligations on 'data users' in dealing with all personal data processed by them.

DOES THE PDPA APPLY TO EMPLOYEE DATA?