Recruitment Privacy Policy

On receipt, details from your CV will be entered into our recruitment database. Information and opinions relating to you provided by yourself and by others may be added to your entry on the database and your file in the course of the recruitment process. In particular, you should note that your application will be subject to verification. This will involve the following: your references will be taken up and any qualification which is indicated on your application may be verified by contacting the appropriate body.

The information about you held in the database will be used for the purpose of determining your suitability for employment with us. It may also be held for statistical analysis. It may be used for the purposes of: legal proceedings (including prospective legal proceedings); obtaining legal advice; establishing, exercising or defending legal rights; compliance with any legal obligation to which the firm is subject; to maintain the security of the firm and its personnel; the prevention and detection of crime or fraud; and compliance with any request from regulatory authorities or other relevant public authorities or agencies. If your application for employment is unsuccessful then the information may be held by us in case of any query and for record-keeping purposes. If your application for employment is successful your details will be subject to further processing by us and you will receive further information about such processing as appropriate. Except as indicated above, your details will be accessible only by our authorized personnel and will not be disclosed to any third party.

Your details may be held on our database for 6 years. If you need to tell us that you have moved house or that your telephone number has changed then please send the new details to Engineering Work Solutions.

Please note that sensitive data includes any of the following types of information: racial or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or philosophical beliefs; union membership; physical or mental health; sexual life; criminal offences; or criminal proceedings or convictions.

Your data may be transferred to the Firm's South African office and accessed by authorized legal Personnel, for the purposes set out above. You should be aware that in territories outside South Africa, laws and practices relating to the protection of personal data are likely to be different and in some cases may be weaker than those within South Africa

We, comply with the stringent safeguards to protect your personal data required by law. If you would like any further details about your rights (which include rights of access to data - subject to exemptions) then please write to Engineering Work Solutions.