Retention of HR records

All organisations collect data relating to their employees.

This factsheet introduces the legal position on the retention of HR records in the UK, including the Data Protection Act 2018. It offers two checklists: one giving statutory retention periods where these exist, and the other giving recommendations for keeping information.

On this page

• What are HR records?
• The UK legal position
• How this checklist of retention periods is organised
• Statutory retention periods
• Recommended (non-statutory) retention periods
• Useful contacts and further reading

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