Recent Developments in the Field of Personal Data Protection in Employment

At present, personal data protection in Ukraine is governed by Article 32 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Articles 23 and 31 of the Law of Ukraine "On Information", and Articles 200 and 302 of the Civil Code of Ukraine. According to applicable laws, it is allowed to collect, process, store and use personal data subject to the following:

• If a prior consent has been obtained from an interested person; and
• If a person has been notified of the contents of data collected, as well as how, by whom and wherefore such personal data would be used in future.

The adopted Law of Ukraine "On Personal Data Protection" No. 2297-VI as of June 1, 2010, (hereinafter – the Law) takes effect on January 1, 2011. It regulates issues of processing personal data in special databases by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs in terms of their business. It does not cover processing personal data by individuals for their personal or household needs, or in relation to journalistic