Controversies surrounding the processing of certain types of personal data of candidates for employees at the request of a potential employer Cover Image

Kontrowersje wokół przetwarzania niektórych rodzajów danych osobowych kandydatów na pracowników na żądanie potencjalnego pracodawcy
Controversies surrounding the processing of certain types of personal data of candidates for employees at the request of a potential employer

Author(s): Magdalena Rycak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Sociology, Management and complex organizations, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: protection of personal data of candidates for employees; personal data processed at the request of the employer; processing of the PESEL number of the candidate for employees; employment certificate

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the topic of obtaining by employers information concerning their future employees in the provisions on the protection of personal data applicable in Poland. The main research problem is to determine whether the processing of personal data of candidates for employees at the request of a potential employer has been regulated in the provisions of the Labor Code in a way that allows for their unambiguous interpretation and does not create an opportunity to discriminate candidates for employees in the course of recruitment processes. The first part of the article describes the general principles of the processing of personal data of candidates for employees and the general principles of the protection of personal data of candidates for employees processed at the request of a potential employer. The following sections focus on more detailed problems, such as: the processing of personal data of a candidate for an employee regarding education, professional qualifications and the course of previous employment, or the processing by a potential employer of the date of birth and PESEL number and residence address of a candidate for an employee. The summing-up includes the most important de lege lata and de lege ferenda conclusions resulting from the conducted considerations.

  • Issue Year: 30/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 107-122
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish