Handling Employment Investigations: Key Data Protection Issues

Introduction

Employment investigations often involve sensitive and confidential issues and, sometimes, very sensitive and confidential personal information, such as health information. Ensuring that personal data is handled appropriately when undertaking an investigation is vital.

As well as complying with any policies or procedures on handling confidential and sensitive information and personal data, data protection issues need to be considered in the terms of reference of the investigation as well as when collecting evidence and presenting and retaining evidence at the conclusion of an investigation.

This webinar will consider the applicable statutory and case law, as well as relevant regulatory guidance and will provide practical and helpful guidance on data protection compliance for those conducting investigations. It will offer answers to tricky data protection issues and problem areas frequently encountered when handling investigations.

It is designed for anyone involved in carrying out, overseeing, or advising on employment investigations where personal and sensitive data is handled, ensuring those investigations comply with data protection laws and best practices.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• An understanding of the statutory data protection framework applicable to investigations
• How to ensure compliance with that framework, the relevant case law and regulatory guidance
• Answers to common and tricky data protection issues that arise when conducting investigations

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 1st December 2025

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