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Retention of employment records (DPA 1998)
Practical Law UK Checklist 8-200-7326 (Approx. 9 pages)
Retention of employment records (DPA 1998)
| Law stated as at 24 May 2018 • England, UK, Wales |
A summary of the recommended periods for retention of employment records as reflected in the Employment Practices Code (a good practice guide issued by the Information Commissioner under section 51 of the Data Protection Act 1998).
Note: On 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect and the Data Protection Act 1998 was in large part repealed and replaced by the Data Protection Act 2018. For guidelines on retention of employment documents under the new data protection regime, see Standard document, Employment records: retention and erasure guidelines.