Data Protection for the HR Manager

Mandy Webster's book provides a practical and comprehensive guide to the complex issue of data protection within human resources. This book considers data protection issues as they affect the HR department, looking at the implications throughout the employment lifecycle. It brings together the strict legal requirements with best practice standards of relevant codes of practice, including the Employment Practices Data Protection Code. The book is divided into two parts. For the busy manager, Part 1 is an explanation of the implications of current data protection law and interpretation for all aspects of recruitment, administration, staff monitoring, training and employee benefits. Each topic is rounded off with a suggested action checklist to help you facilitate an audit of your compliance in that area effectively. For those who want a more extensive understanding of data protection law, Part 2 is a detailed examination of the legal requirements. This provides an explanation of data protection terms, thorough analysis of each of the eight Data Protection Principles and concludes with a review of the role of the Information Commissioner's Office and enforcement activity. If you are an HR manager and concerned to stay on the right side of the law of data protection, then this book is your essential reference.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction. Part I Actions for Employers: Managing data protection; Rights and lawful processing; Issues relating to recruitment; Monitoring issues; Staff training; Outsourcing HR activities; Employee benefits; Corporate issues; Employee administration; Marketing to staff. Part II Explanation of the Legal Requirements: Definitions; Introduction to the principles; The first principle; The second principle; The third principle; The fourth principle; The fifth principle; The sixth principle; The seventh principle; The eighth principle; The information commissioner; Notification; Criminal Offences; Index.

About the Author :
Mandy Webster is a Chartered Secretary and a non-practising barrister. After 15 years' experience as a company secretary and in-house lawyer she became a freelance consultant in 1999. Her current work includes running training courses for the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators on data protection.

Review :
"Mandy Webster has produced a useable, relevant guide for HR Managers - definitely worth keeping to hand as a reference manual.' Personnel Today.com '... I have found it an interesting read, especially as recent case law is making this area even more complicated. This document is very useful guidance in an increasingly complex area of HR practice. The suggested actions and various tables make it a useful reference tool.' Nigel Trowbridge, Company Secretary, The Walbrook Group, UK