The General Data Protection Regulation The Impact on Recruitment and Human Resources

The implementation of the long-awaited European Union (”EU”) General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR” or the “Regulation”) is now clearly on the horizon. In this bulletin, we summarise some of the consequences of the GDPR for organisations and set out how employers and human resource (“HR”) professionals can ensure compliance. It is essential that employers and HR professionals plan ahead, as the GDPR will affect many parts of their organisation, from candidate records to employee details, all of which are covered by the new rules.