Around 48% of adults intend to use their new rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May 2018.
Research from analytics organisation SAS revealed that around 15% of the 2,000 adults it polled would want to exercise their rights within the first month of GDPR being introduced, highlighting the need for payroll to be prepared for the changes.
Under the new provisions employers, particularly payroll and HR, will need to fundamentally review and make changes to their data and processes. Changes will include ensuring only the minimum data required is held, having employee consent under the new laws and having processes in place to document compliance and identify data breaches.
“Personal data is often stored in thousands of databases and organisations will need to find, evaluate and categorise every piece of data relating to each customer to ensure compliance,” said Charles Senabulya, Vice President and Country Manager for SAS UK & Ireland.
The survey also found that 21% of adults will request that their data is removed from their employer or previous employer, and 22% plan to request access to the data that is held by their employer or previous employer.
“We are entering a new data era that requires a firm grip of customer data,” added Senabulya. “One that rewards consumers as well as protects their right to privacy.”
With 59% of adults saying they welcomed the right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data payroll and HR professionals need to be ready for the challenge.
To ensure payroll professionals are aware of their duties, we are running a half-day course on GDPR.
