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Employer just told staff my previous salary

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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:

purplethings · 08/12/2022 22:54

Being miss does not necessarily imply you are single. Yes it is a breach of your privacy.

angelikacpickles · 08/12/2022 23:01

Why do you use Miss if you don't want people to know you are single? That's what Ms is for.

Greengagesnfennel · 08/12/2022 23:27

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.

What squeaky dinosaur said.
I'd be livid op.

Your boss is a complete idiot!

Renalmum · 09/12/2022 15:07

Can't really comment on anything apart from Miss does not mean you're single these days. You might have kept your surname and would still be Miss.

Sunshine275 · 09/12/2022 15:15

Definately not appropriate, you have every right to be annoyed. So difficult when you’re in a new job to make a complaint but at least you’ve flagged it up and you can make sure that anyone who was given your details delete all trace as it was a data protection breach.

DPotter · 09/12/2022 15:23

Please don't worry so much about the title Miss and being single. Many women use their 'maiden' name for their professional lives and have adopted their husband's surname for private lives. I certainly wouldn't assume just because someone was using the title Miss or Ms that they were single or not married

wickedstepmothfker · 09/12/2022 15:31

4 letters - GDPR - as a business you cannot disclose people's personal details without their consent. Admittedly this is a sticky situation for you as you could have your card marked for kicking up a stink. Do you have a data protection officer where you work or is it a smaller co? Definitely report to HR like others have said.

xmasx · 09/12/2022 15:42

Winterwonderlandisicy · 08/12/2022 16:40

I didn’t tell the recruiter I was single. I had not even seen the recruiter CV until today!

So who did tell them you're single if you didn't?

IneedanewTV · 09/12/2022 15:47

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.

This. I would assume that my CV was not confidential and would be shared. I don’t put my age, sex, title, address or salary on my CV.

bloodyfedupnow · 09/12/2022 15:49

I'd be unhappy with my home address and previous salary being shared. I understand how this has happened - it's normal for a marketing team to pull together a bio (which they call a 'CV' in marketing speak, even though it's not a CV as such). Boss has clearly taken the lazy approach and forwarded the CV he had in his inbox, not thinking that there was some unnecessary data in there that shouldn't have been shared.

Recruiters love to mangle CVs. Adding in salary is standard. I'm not sure I understand the single part - did the recruiter write single on your CV, as it seems downright weird?

I don't think marital status is a big deal (sexual orientation would be if you weren't open about that, but you can't tell that from someone being single). It will come out in conversation eventually. Address and salary though - that's pretty shocking.

bloodyfedupnow · 09/12/2022 15:51

IneedanewTV · 09/12/2022 15:47

This. I would assume that my CV was not confidential and would be shared. I don’t put my age, sex, title, address or salary on my CV.

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If you go through an agency, they tend to take your beautiful CV, shove it into their crappy format, write some fluff at the start and stick in current salary and salary expectations.

I've never seen one stick in age, sex or title, but it wouldn't surprise me if the worst ones did that.

ShimmeringShirts · 09/12/2022 17:11

Hobbesmanc · 09/12/2022 17:34

Hmmm. Silly error. But having been on numerous on boarding teams, CVs are routinely passed around. Left on desks, emailed to interested colleagues. Recruiters and agents share them, they're often on linked in or Indeed.

Do you want to work there? It doesn't seem like you're going t I get off to a positive start.

Also stop with all the GDPR silliness. ICO would so not be interested in a cv going out accidentally.

Softleftpowerstance · 09/12/2022 17:39

Why don’t you go by Ms?

It’s a data breach but you’re kidding yourself if you think this information is as interesting as you think it is to the rest of the office.

Gwenhwyfar · 09/12/2022 18:16

"Why don’t you go by Ms?"

Maybe she does, but the recruitment company put Miss. Some organisations just automatically use Miss if you're single.

Gwenhwyfar · 09/12/2022 18:17

Renalmum · 09/12/2022 15:07

Can't really comment on anything apart from Miss does not mean you're single these days. You might have kept your surname and would still be Miss.

Possibly, but in general a married woman who keeps her own name will use Ms or Mrs followed by maiden name.

Gwenhwyfar · 09/12/2022 18:18

"I certainly wouldn't assume just because someone was using the title Miss or Ms that they were single or not married"

Ms, no, but Miss, yes. I've never met a married woman who uses Miss. I've only ever seen it used that way in the Daily Mail and I think it's because they're trying to make some kind of point.

HoneyIShrunkThePizza · 09/12/2022 18:22

If he was an otherwise good guy I'd probably email and say "I assume attaching my previous salary was a mistake and would appreciate it if you could ask the recipients to delete that file - I can provide a clean copy" or something to that effect. I don't think you're wrong to be cross but I'm not sure your tone would be conducive to good relations with your new team (rightly or wrongly!)

JoyeuxNarwhal · 09/12/2022 19:00

I don't get how saying your a Miss meansthey know you're single? Have many female friends in relationships/married and still known as Miss 🤷‍♀️
Sharing your general location with clients could be a good thing because they know that you know the area you are in, but I don't disagree they should have asked your consent first.

Herejustforthisone · 09/12/2022 21:21

Carbaction · 08/12/2022 17:06

God you sound difficult

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You sound deeply ignorant of the corporate work.

bluegreygreen · 09/12/2022 21:47

I've never met a married woman who uses Miss

Quite a few surgeons ...

Iamgrootyesiam · 11/12/2022 10:06

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 .

You can be with someone and still be Miss. being a miss does not mean you are single…

Iamgrootyesiam · 11/12/2022 10:08

Gwenhwyfar · 09/12/2022 18:18

"I certainly wouldn't assume just because someone was using the title Miss or Ms that they were single or not married"

Ms, no, but Miss, yes. I've never met a married woman who uses Miss. I've only ever seen it used that way in the Daily Mail and I think it's because they're trying to make some kind of point.

I was Miss until I was married, my daughter has been with her partner (and father of her child) for 6 years and is still Miss. I only became Ms when I got divorced

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