TSBC Trade Source commit to comply with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and protect the privacy of our clients, candidates, employees and users of our website and services.
We also commit to providing a safe and secure user experience ensuring the information you submit to us via our website or through our offices is only used for the purposes set out in this policy.
In order to engage with you, keep you informed of, and introduce you to relevant opportunities we request consent to hold your personal data. Without consent to hold your personal data we will not be able to represent you, legally and obliged to remove you from our database and therefore, unable to introduce you to relevant temporary assignments or employment opportunities
Collection of Data- Trade Source is a recruitment agency business, retained by companies to identify and place individuals into temporary assignments and permanent employment. We are also an employer of recruitment consultants who facilitate the recruitment process. Collection of personal data is necessary for our staff to function and perform our duties as an employer, as a recruitment business and as a recruitment agency.
Information we may collect – We collect personal data, including but not limited to, your name, address and contact details including email. We may also collect information from your CV or application form employers, details of your skills, work experience, education, salary, expectations and qualifications.
We can also store other details relating to your engagement, including but not limited to, records of, opportunities, interviews, references, trade tests, other information you have provided copies of correspondence.
We may store further information where we have placed you into a role or you are engaged by us which could include start end dates, absence, health information in order to comply with relevant health and safety and equality legislation, pay, national insurance and bank details. If criminal record checks are required specific consent will be requested.
It is unlikely we will process any identifiable information that would be categorised as Special Category under the relevant data protection legislation unless it is to meet a legal requirement, example, right to work evidence or identity.
What we do with your personal information
We will hold your personal data:
- To provide services to you and answer your enquiries.
- To maintain business relationships, where you are a user of our website, a client or a candidate.
- To allow you to submit your CV for job applications or job alerts
- To match your details with vacancies according to your experience and assist us in finding the most suitable position and discuss those employment opportunities.
- To engage with you.
- For the ongoing management of a contract where we have placed you, hired or supply to you.
- For the purpose of identification and right to work.
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations and fulfil contractual obligations to you and our clients.
- To advise industry updates and any changes to the services we provide and if requested you will be able to remove from such communications.
- To provide references and Information disclosed will be limited to the position you held, and dates you worked.
- We may also contact you to gain further consent to collect, hold, use or disclose your personal info for purposes not listed above.
All information that you provide to us, or we collect about you is stored on secure servers. We understand that this includes confidential information and our data processors have put in place a range of suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure your information.
Our staff have the minimum required access to your data, and are trained to ensure that it is protected and secure.
Transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure, we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to us; transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
We do not store your information for longer than is necessary and ensure that we have appropriate records for business purposes.