What legal issues do “connected HR departments” face?

In this article published in “La Semaine Sociale Lamy”, the leading employment law journal, Sabine de Paillerets, the partner who heads the Employment Law department, discusses the issue of employees’ personal data, which is at the heart of the concerns of HR departments.  How should the legal aspects raised by this delicate matter be dealt with? 

As human resources (HR) departments keep expanding the use of IT in connection with their activities (such as recruitment, career management, monitoring working time, and litigation), as the number of systems in place to monitor employees multiplies, as teleworking becomes more widespread due to the health crisis and as employees are increasingly allowed to use their own tools under BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies, the issue of employees’ personal data is at the heart of the concerns of HR departments, which must now deal with the legal aspects raised by this sensitive matter.

Employers are required to collect large amounts of personal data from employees for purposes such as remuneration, filing required social contribution returns, keeping the single employee register, administrative management of staff, work organisation, and compliance with social welfare obligations.

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