Privacy Policy

Semmens Executive Recruitment Collection Statement

Semmens Executive Recruitment collects information about candidates during the registration and ongoing representation of the candidate to our clients. We respect our candidates’ privacy and the confidentiality of information provided to use. This statement outlines our policy in accordance with the National Privacy Principles established in the Privacy (Private Sector) Amendment Act 2000.

What your personal information is
Personal information is any information or opinion (whether true or not) about you. It may range from the very sensitive (e.g. medical history or condition) to the everyday (e.g. address and phone number). It may include the opinions of others about your work performance (whether true or not), your work experience and qualifications, aptitude test results or other information obtained by us in connection with your possible work placements.

What sensitive information is
Sensitive information is a special category of personal information. It is information or opinion about your:

  • Racial or ethnic origin;
  • Political opinion;
  • Membership of a political association or religious beliefs, affiliations or philosophical beliefs;
  • Membership of a professional or trade association or membership of a trade union;
  • Sexual preference or practices;
  • Criminal record;
  • Health or disability (at any time), other medical information;
  • Sensitive information can, in most cases, only be disclosed with your consent.

Collecting your personal information
It is important that the information you provide is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Therefore if over time there are adjustments to your information to be made, we recommend you contact your consultant.

We will collect personal information from you directly when you apply to us for registration as a candidate. We may also collect information when we receive:

  • Any reference from you;
  • Results of inquiries that we might make of your former employers, work colleagues, professional associations or registration body;
  • The results of any competency or medical test;
  • Performance feedback (whether positive or negative);
  • Any complaint from or about you in the workplace;
  • Any information about a workplace accident in which you are involved;
  • Any information about any insurance investigation, litigation, registration or professional disciplinary matter, criminal matter, inquest or inquiry in which you are involved;
  • From others any additional information about you;
  • Financial information such as bank account details
  • Your information will be used
  • Your personal information will be used primarily in your actual or possible work placement.

Your personal information may also be used in connection with:

  • Our assessment of your ongoing performance and prospects;
  • Any test or assessment (including medical tests and assessments) that you might be required to undergo;
  • Our identification of your training needs;
  • Any workplace rehabilitation;
  • Our management of any complaints, investigation or inquiry in which you are involved;
  • Any insurance claim or proposal that requires disclosure of your personal information.

Your personal information may by disclosed to

  • Clients and potential clients of Semmens Executive Recruitment;
  • Referees;
  • Employees of Semmens Executive Recruitment
  • Our insurers;
  • A professional association or registration body that has a proper interest in the disclosure of your personal information;
  • A Workers Compensation body;
  • Our contractors and suppliers – e.g. our I.T. contractors and database designers;
  • Any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information.

We will always seek your permission before we disclose personal information.

If you do not give us the information we seek

  • We may be limited in our ability to locate suitable work for you and may be limited in our ability to place you in work.

You can gain access to your information for correction
If you are able to establish that personal information that we hold about you is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, we will take reasonable steps to correct it to ensure its accuracy. If we are unable to agree that the personal information that we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date, you may ask us to place a statement written by us in your file that claims the particular information is not accurate, complete and up-to-date.

Subject to some exceptions, which are set out in the National Privacy Principles (Principle 6 – Access and Correction), you have the right to see and have a copy of personal information about you that we hold.

If you wish to exercise your rights of access and correction you should contact the Privacy Officer in the first instances whose details are shown below. In some cases we may impose a moderate charge for providing access to personal information. We will not charge you simply because you lodge a request for access.

If you wish to contact us about your personal information you should simply contact us or ring Steve Semmens on 0412 522 771.
 
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