The Polish legislature has recently proposed a new law specifying the rules of employee data processing in line with allowances under Article 88 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Anna Kobylańska of Kobylańska & Lewoszewski Kancelaria Prawna sp.j. writes for Privacy Tracker about the solutions the proposal offers, including the types of data employers may require from employees and employee candidates; how long they may retain the data; the types of consent needed for different types of data; and an overview of specific rules for the financial sector. The draft is currently open for consultation, and Kobylańska notes that if the proposal is adopted as is, "it will not allow ... corporate groups to process personal data about their employees in the same scope in Poland as they are processed in the other countries."
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