Collecting and keeping employment records

Published ICO employment-record guidance requires employers to define their purpose and lawful basis, give workers privacy information, restrict access, keep records accurate, and set retention periods.

Locator

“How long can we keep workers’ personal information?”, “How do we keep our records about workers’ personal information secure?”, and “What do we need to tell workers about the personal information we hold and how we are going to use it?”; published 5 February 2025, accessed 26 September 2026

Editorial note

UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 guidance for employers. Confirm the worker relationship, lawful basis, and requirements in the relevant jurisdiction.