AIBU or is this a GDPR breech?

[Champagne791]

Hi, I’ve recently started a new job and all payslips are left in the staff room in a big pile, they have our names and addresses on them and we are expected to find our own every month. I only work a few hours a week, so by the time I pick up my pay slip, the alphabetical big pile has been very picked over and is a total mess. The staff room is often empty so I could easily take someone else’s if I wanted to know how much they earn etc...

Is that standard in business? Am I supposed to trust other members of 150+ staff that I’ve never met? I don’t feel comfortable with them knowing my address either. Apparently they have our addresses as at one point they were posted home, but it was stopped to save money.

AIBU to complain?

They shouldn't be doing it.
I would raise it as a concern, but not as a complaint - make sure you make a constructive suggestion of how it could be done better, "to make sure your employer is meeting their GDPR obligations."

But be aware they're going to see it as proof that you don't trust your colleagues - not a great way to start.

Honestly, I’d raise it to HR. I’ve done a lot of work on GDPR compliance, and we do everything possible to keep employees personal data safe and secure

@Champagne791 does it have the home addresses of employees on the front of the payslips in view? If it does, that's a huge security risk!

The details contained within the payslip aren't being shared as such, so not technically a GDPR breach, but it opens up some serious GDPR risk. Your payslips hold all sorts of personal data.

Are they sealed? Can't believe they stack them in a pile!