GDPR - Right to be forgotten

Savvy_Sue

xapprenticex wrote: »

Basically the question is, if i !!!! up at work and get sacked for gross misconduct or something, can i get them to forgeddaboutit and avoid a negative reference should i find further employment?

The best you can hope for is a policy of only providing dates of employment, unless you can negotiate an agreed neutral reference.

getmore4less

If you read the guidance and legislation most of these basic questions are covered.

If you expect to be forgotten forget it there will be so much that a company won't even know they have recorded or distributed they won't know they need to delete it or follow the regulations that apply to distribution.

prowla

xapprenticex wrote: »

Basically the question is, if i !!!! up at work and get sacked for gross misconduct or something, can i get them to forgeddaboutit and avoid a negative reference should i find further employment?

Well, that is certainly one possible scenario.


On the flipside, it could also be the company not removing you from contact information after you've left.

Gavin83

xapprenticex wrote: »

Basically the question is, if i !!!! up at work and get sacked for gross misconduct or something, can i get them to forgeddaboutit and avoid a negative reference should i find further employment?

I'm not sure that'll make a difference. If (and it's a big if) you can get them to forget you enough not to provide a negative reference then instead they won't provide a reference at all. Most companies consider no reference on the same level as a bad reference, rightly or wrongly so frankly you're no better off.

If this is the reason to be forgotten by an employer it's not worth the effort of requesting.

This also ignores businesses who have to provide a reference by law. In that case you'll definitely have no right to be forgotten.