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Original poster

Employer just told staff my previous salary

98 replies

Winterwonderlandisicy · 08/12/2022 14:53

I am fuming.

I have just received an email which has been written by my line manager.

He has disclosed to two members of staff my salary at my previous employer and my location where I live.

I have just sent an email saying “ I do not consent to my home location or salary information being shared with staff or third parties’

Do you think this is very rude.

OP posts:
Hoppinggreen · 08/12/2022 15:23

So the CV you applied with has been shared internally?
Its. It’s not great but obviously a genuine mistake and if I were your manager I would not appreciate the arsey email . You should have let them know you weren’t happy but worded it much better

purplecorkheart · 08/12/2022 15:23

I doubt he is going to share it with the office staff and I very much doubt that the clients are going to report it back to the staff.

However I would be angry at how sloppy he was and probably would ask has he reported it to the GDPR officer of the company and or HR. (I wouldn't expect him to have done either but just to make him understand how serious it is) Ask him to ensure you are cc in the emails.

DontMakeMeShushYou · 08/12/2022 15:25

givemushypeasachance · 08/12/2022 15:18

Oh cross post - so actually it's your CV from being recruited, and that's been passed on to new clients? Without them proof-reading to see if the information on there is actually relevant? Seems a bit sloppy.

What's wrong with being a Miss.

No, it sounds as though it's been passed on to the company's marketing team.

Your line manager needs to tell the marketing team that the information was sent in error and that any copies of it that they hold must be destroyed. And he/she needs to inform whoever is responsible for GDPR compliance in you company.

Happygirl79 · 08/12/2022 15:25

It's a GDPR breach

Coffeetree · 08/12/2022 15:31

Sorry if I'm being dim but what does the marketing team have to do with your CV?

But I do get that they thoughtlessly shared your CV as a template. Colleagues I wouldn't worry about but no way would I be happy about third parties having my address. That's really poor.

CourtneeLuv · 08/12/2022 15:33

Why is your salary (old or new) on your cv anyway?

Original poster
Winterwonderlandisicy · 08/12/2022 15:39

I don’t like people to know I’m single.

He has contacted the person he sent it to and asked them to delete it.

the receiver said they didn’t open it or read it but I don’t believe them.

thanks for all your thoughts .

OP posts:
UniversalAunt · 08/12/2022 15:41

GDPR 101 - fail.

The person who made the breach needs to report this to named GDPR lead for your organisation pronto so that corrective action is taken.

If they don’t or won’t, then you should report it as you are aware of the breach.

UniversalAunt · 08/12/2022 15:42

The GDPR breach still needs to be reported.

LlynTegid · 08/12/2022 15:45

Agree about the GDPR lead being contacted.

Agree also that your relationship status is a private matter and indeed could be argued to be against Equalities duties to disclose it (people of certain backgrounds more likely to use their maiden name if married, lesbians won't usually be Mrs, for example). Or you could have left a vulnerable/DV situation.

Original poster
Winterwonderlandisicy · 08/12/2022 15:46

The reason I don’t like people to know I’m single is because I work in a male dominated profession. Discrimination is bad enough.

OP posts:
Flutterbybudget · 08/12/2022 15:47

I’ve never put any of that information on my CV in the first place tbh. What I earned previously is none of their business, nor is my marital status. Now it’s out there, use it to negotiate a pay rise.

Geppili · 08/12/2022 15:48

That is awful! Breach of data security. I would be livid.

1Wanda1 · 08/12/2022 15:49

Do you think married people/people in relationships have preferential treatment in the workplace? Never heard of that before.

The guy has clearly fired something off without reading it. Innocent mistake. Haven't you ever sent an email in error? Yes a bit annoying but does it really matter if people know what your salary was in a previous role? Presumably your salary is not the same now.

The address is regrettable as that is a data breach but I couldn't get too excited about this myself.

Eddielizzard · 08/12/2022 15:57

I would be incandescent with rage.

Montreal · 08/12/2022 16:05

Sharing private info seems concerning to me. I’m wondering if it might be useful to ask your boss why they shared this information. Something like, “Dear x, I feel uncomfortable that my previous salary and home address was shared with my colleagues. Can you please help me understand why this was done?
sincerely, xx
Hope this helps, good luck

SinnerBoy · 08/12/2022 16:10

LosingMyPancakes · Today 15:12

Why would potential clients want to know where you live and how much you earn?

So that they know if she has anything worth stealing in a daytime burglary, when she's at work?🙂

Fluffnotscruffy · 08/12/2022 16:12

Winterwonderlandisicy · 08/12/2022 15:46

The reason I don’t like people to know I’m single is because I work in a male dominated profession. Discrimination is bad enough.

’Miss’ does not necessarily donate single ?
I am Miss fluffnotscruffy but I’m not single.

C8H10N4O2 · 08/12/2022 16:13

Why would your CV include your previous salary? Or your detailed home address rather than a general location and contact information? I wouldn't include marital status either - its irrelevant to work.

I would take it for granted that a CV sent in with a job is going to be shared with relevant people, including a marketing team if you work in a client facing role. It should only be relevant people and in a large company rights protection would often be used for this but it sounds like marketing are relevant in this case.

Avrenim · 08/12/2022 16:18

Does your new organisation even have a Data Protection policy, out of interest....? And did you give express permission for your personally identifiable data to be shared? Might be worth having a look at the current rules on the Office of the Information Commissioner website.....

catmum88 · 08/12/2022 16:24

C8H10N4O2 · 08/12/2022 16:13

Why would your CV include your previous salary? Or your detailed home address rather than a general location and contact information? I wouldn't include marital status either - its irrelevant to work.

I would take it for granted that a CV sent in with a job is going to be shared with relevant people, including a marketing team if you work in a client facing role. It should only be relevant people and in a large company rights protection would often be used for this but it sounds like marketing are relevant in this case.

When a recruiter sends over a CV to a client about a candidate, they include details of current package on there so that all of the information about the candidate is in one place and accessible. Very unusual for them not to remove a home address and contact info though, most recruiters would take all of that off so all contact with the candidates goes through them.

NotMeNoNo · 08/12/2022 16:28

The CV that might be used in applying for a job may include personal information. That's different to the sort of professional CV that goes into project bids etc with your experience, competencies etc.

The manager has lazily and incorrectly sent the OP's personal CV to a marketing team so they can take the work experience details over to the professional CV.

She needs assurance it is fully deleted in accordance with GDPR and to send them her own redacted version instead.

DontMakeMeShushYou · 08/12/2022 16:28

Winterwonderlandisicy · 08/12/2022 15:46

The reason I don’t like people to know I’m single is because I work in a male dominated profession. Discrimination is bad enough.

Why have you put it on your CV then?

SqueakyDinosaur · 08/12/2022 16:29

I'd be hopping mad. It is a GDPR breach and should be reported.

And, for anyone who's not aware, OP seems to have been recruited via a headhunter. They will always share salary expectations with their clients, because otherwise they are sending them people who may well turn down offers if they're not in the right region. To send on an unedited version of a cv received from a headhunter (especially as they make estate agents look literate) is a very, very stupid mistake to make.

yubgummy · 08/12/2022 16:30

YABU for having your address, marital status and salary info on your CV in the first place.

Plenty of Misses are in long-term relationships with men who could scare off your colleagues, too. (And being a Mrs isn't a talisman against getting hit on at work!)

You flagged it, move on.