Lost contract

Sunrise27

If the company you work for loses your contract with your name and address on it ,  is it considered a breach of data protection ? 

A_Geordie

Strictly speaking, yes.

However, in case your mind is wandering towards compensation for this breach, you may want to think again. It is highly unlikely this type of breach warrants compensation unless you can show there has been some damage, financial or otherwise as a result of your contract being lost.

Your employer should identify the breach and promptly address it so it doesn't happen again. A lost or misplaced contract sounds like human error which we are all prone to doing. 

elsien

There is also a little bit of a difference between lost as in misfiled in a drawer where no one else can get at it, Or Lost as in someone left a bunch of personal confidential data papers on the roof of the car and drove off. 

MattMattMattUK

Sunrise27 said:

If the company you work for loses your contract with your name and address on it ,  is it considered a breach of data protection ? 

No, you will not get compensation.

dumpster_fire2025

Sunrise27 said:

If the company you work for loses your contract with your name and address on it ,  is it considered a breach of data protection ? 

It depends.

How did they "lose" it and was it a physical document or an electronic document?

Realistically it's a low-level breach which matters not in the grand scheme of things. Shouldn't happen but you might create problems for yourself if you shop your employer to the ICO.

Ergates

elsien said:

There is also a little bit of a difference between lost as in misfiled in a drawer where no one else can get at it, Or Lost as in someone left a bunch of personal confidential data papers on the roof of the car and drove off. 

Also "lost" as in accidentally shredded.

All are breaches, but of different natures.

DullGreyGuy

"Lost" can also mean destroyed, which wouldnt be a breach of GDPR