Savvy
Privacy
Statement
At Savvy Human Resources Associates Pty Ltd we
understand that our candidates and clients are concerned
about the privacy afforded to information. We are
committed to providing our customers with a high level
of privacy and to display this commitment we provide the
following privacy statement for your viewing.
Savvy Human Resources Associates Pty Ltd is committed
to protecting an individual's right to privacy and to
full compliance with its obligations under the Privacy
Act 1988 (Cth) as amended by the Privacy Amendment
(Private Sector) Act 2000 (Cth) (“Act”). In particular,
Savvy Human Resources Associates Pty Ltd will comply
with the National Privacy Principles contained in the
Act. This Privacy/Collection Statement explains some of
these Principles and how they may apply to you.
What is personal information?
Personal information is any information or an 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 would
include the opinions of others about your work
performance (whether true or not), your work experience
and qualifications, aptitude test results and other
information obtained by us in connection with your
possible work placements. Sensitive information can, in
most cases, will only be disclosed with your consent.
How will your information be collected?
Personal information will be collected from you when you
submit any information in connection with your
application to us for registration or when you fill out
and submit one of our registration forms.
Personal information will also be collected when:
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you attend an interview with one of our staff or
are interviewed by other means by one of our
staff; |
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we receive any reference about you; |
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we receive results of inquiries that we might
make of your former employers, work colleagues,
professional associations or registration body;
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we receive the results of any competency or
medical test; |
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we receive performance feedback (whether
positive or negative); |
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we receive any complaint from or about you in
the workplace; |
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we receive any information about a workplace
accident or incident in which you are involved;
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we receive any information about any insurance
investigation, litigation, registration or
professional disciplinary matter, criminal
matter, inquest or inquiry in which you are
involved; |
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we receive a response from a job advertisement
either written, verbal or email; |
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we receive the outcomes of a psychological
assessment; |
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you provide us with any additional information
about yourself including banking, taxation,
superannuation and other details in relation to
the payroll function. |
You can visit our website and browse without the need to
disclose any personal information. You may forward an
email to us via the email link in our website. The
information collected through this email will only be
used for the purpose for which you have provided it. We
will add your details to our database, unless you have
specified that we do not do so. We will not disclose or
use your information for any other purpose other than
the intended one.
How will your information be used?
Your personal information may be used in connection
with:
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your actual or possible work placement; |
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payment for work completed on a
temporary/contract assignment; |
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your performance appraisals;
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our assessment of your ongoing performance and
prospects; |
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any test or assessment (including medical tests
and assessments) that you might be required to
undergo; |
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our identification of your training needs;
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any workplace rehabilitation; |
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our management of any complaint, investigation
or inquiry in which you are involved; |
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any insurance claim or proposal that requires
disclosure of your personal information |
Who may your personal information be disclosed to?
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potential and actual employers and clients of
Savvy Human Resources Associates Pty Ltd;
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referees; |
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other areas of Savvy Human Resources Associates
Pty Ltd; |
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our insurers; |
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a professional association or registration body
that has a proper interest in the disclosure of
your personal information; |
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a Workers Compensation body;
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our contractors and suppliers – e.g. insurance
providers; |
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any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain
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If you do not give us the
information we seek
If you do not give us the information we seek:
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we may be limited in our ability to locate
suitable work for you; |
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we may be limited in our ability to place you in
work. |
Security of your personal information
Your personal information may be stored either in
hardcopy or electronically. Savvy Human Resources
Associates Pty Ltd has security procedures in place to
ensure the protection of your personal information.
Access to your information to correct it if it is wrong
Subject to some exceptions which are set out in the
National Privacy Principles (Principle 6 – Access and
Correction), you have a right to see and have a copy of
personal information about you that we hold.
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
so that it is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
If we are unable to agree that personal information that
we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date,
you may ask us to place with the information a statement
by you that claims that particular information is not
accurate, complete and up-to-date.
If you wish to exercise your rights of access and
correction you should contact our Privacy Officer, 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.
How to contact us
If you wish to contact us about your personal
information you should contact our Privacy Officer Craig
McFadden during normal office hours 8.30 am - 5.30pm on
02 66 874186, or mail to PO Box 72 Lennox Head NSW 2478. |
