Training
A survey in the executive search and recruitment sector revealed that over 90% of data breaches are caused by staff error.
Ensuring staff are trained appropriately and keeping training records demonstrates commitment to GDPR. This reduces risk of a data breach and would be required in the event of a breach investigation.
We have created several training options to ensure that all of your staff understand and are kept up to date with GDPR. These include:
- Online staff GDPR training modules for induction or refresher training at any time.
- Refresher workshops for GDPR leaders, to help you and your business stay on top of ongoing GDPR obligations.
- Fundamentals sessions for GDPR leaders, for those new to leading or managing GDPR matters for your business. Available either as a group workshop or a private briefing.
We recommend adopting a variety of formal training, supplemented with internal initiatives, to keep your whole team engaged to help ensure data privacy stays front of mind.
Contact us to find out more about our GDPR training and workshops.
(Our online staff GDPR training can also be used on an internal LMS, with branding and customisation options.)
GDPR Helpline Support Bundles
Our specialist GDPR support service includes a client helpline for quick advice on GDPR issues or how to apply the advice in the Toolkit or other ad-hoc GDPR queries that crop up in your day-to-day business.
In the event of a data breach, we provide support on how to handle the situation and provide practical advice.
Webinars are held on key topics and trends that we are seeing with our clients and the regulators. We also have a library of resources and documentation materials, including past webinars on specific topics.
We continuously update our materials to reflect changes or clarifications to GDPR regulations and to help our clients understand best practice.
Our clients can also receive a regular newsletter with updates on GDPR, news about DPA18/PECR and other relevant data protections matters for the recruitment sector, access to our client portal and invitations to events.
Contact us to discuss GDPR support options for your business.
GDPR Self-Audit
Keeping on top of GDPR can be a challenge and it is surprising how quickly your documentation can become out of date.
We have developed a GDPR self-audit checklist to help clients assess where they are and what needs to be done to comply with GDPR.
It comprises an online self-assessment, followed by a guidance call with us to highlight the key risks identified and how you might address them.
It is advisable to review your organisation’s GDPR policies, processes and documentation at least once a year, to help check everything is up to date and to ensure your GDPR preparations are working and being followed in practice.
Alongside this, we offer online refresher workshops for the individuals leading your ongoing GDPR project, to help them keep abreast of regulatory developments and best practice.
Contact us to explore self-audit options for your business.
GDPR Toolkit
The GDPR Toolkit is our modular solution that helps equip executive search and recruitment businesses to comply with GDPR.
At its heart is the data protection Handbook, accompanied by a supporting action plan, video briefings and many document templates.
It explains in a practical way how GDPR specifically applies to your executive search, interim management or recruitment activities. Importantly, it guides you through exactly what to do to meet your GDPR obligations.
The Toolkit includes recommended processes, policies, forms, clauses, checklists, documents and templates for your work on client assignments or roles, as well as your wider internal processes.
It is geared for UK businesses, but businesses outside the UK and EU have successfully used our Toolkit to help equip them to work with UK and EU clients and candidates.
Documents and advice are kept up to date with the latest GDPR updates and guidance. The Toolkit documentation is co-written by us and our legal advisors.
EU Representative
A custom EU representative service, delivered by Reed Smith's datarologie team, has been tailored for ComplyGDPR clients.
If you regularly handle EU candidate data and your business doesn’t have an office in the EU, GDPR may require you to have an EU representative.
Please ask us for our ComplyGDPR/Reed Smith joint brochure, which includes a flow chart to help assess whether you need a representative. It also includes options for our micro/small business clients.
UK representative services are also available for businesses located outside the UK that regularly process personal data of UK individuals.
IT Risk Audit
The UK government’s recent cyber risk survey found that whilst 69 per cent of businesses say their senior management consider cyber security is a very or fairly high priority for their organisation, only half of businesses have actually taken action to identify cyber risks.
Whether you are running your own IT or are outsourcing your IT services, ensure that you understand the risk areas in your business. Ask us about commissioning an independent GDPR IT Risk Audit with one of ComplyGDPR’s IT audit partners.