12 March 2018 - Reading time: 5 Minutes
If you want to learn best practice in handling data in light of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), you can do no better than to look at DuPont. Now part of science giant DowDuPont following a merger last year, data is part of the DNA of the organisation and it has a long history of embedding data protection into its culture.
To learn more, we spoke to Edith Hamelryckx, HR Manager Integrated Operations & Industrial Relations Leader EMEA at DuPont de Nemours who attended SD Worx European Conference 2018 in London as speaker early last month.
“GDPR is not shocking at all to us. It’s natural behaviour.”
Founded back in 1802, DuPont has a long background in protecting intellectual property, inventing everything from nylon and Lycra to Teflon and owning brands ranging from Corian solid surfaces to Kevlar fibre and Pioneer seeds. As such, data security has always been at the heart of what it does. You could call it a pioneer in the area.
Hamelryckx views GDPR as a positive step forward, bringing harmonisation to Europe. “As well as being an obligation, it reinforces the message that you are a strong employer, respecting customers and suppliers and doing the right thing with core information. It has a reputational and image building side,” she says.
With such expertise to impart, SD Worx asked Hamelryckx to share some of the data handling practices used at DuPont.
To read more about GDPR, including our statement, click here or here to get presentation slide pack.. SD Worx aims to give guidance and provide news on this historic legislation from an HR and Payroll stand point which will impact businesses across the globe. For more information please visit our GDPR Page or contact us.
On 31st October, SD Worx is hosting an exclusive webinar, in collaboration with Ascender (also a member of the Payroll Services Alliance), to discuss the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it affects organisations outside of the EU
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