Experience of subject access requests?

[Energize]

I have just noticed a login to my Facebook and old google+ account after my employment was terminated, information has been modified and the ip address is from my old employer!

Were you given any notice of redundancy. Any redundancy package etc?

Are you disputing the way the process was handle?

You will get limited if any useful information from a SAR's as has already been said.

You need to be specifically referenced, and even then elements can be redacted where it discusses sensitive to the business information that you are not entitled to even through a SAR's.

Tbh I simply suspected it was other less legal reasons than the ones they stated, especially because of prior hr meetings and a more junior employee was kept on. I was given Payment in lieu of the standard one months notice.

 

[Xordium]

What information has been modified?

 

[Syla5]

Tbh I simply suspected it was other less legal reasons than the ones they stated, especially because of prior hr meetings and a more junior employee was kept on. I was given Payment in lieu of the standard one months notice.

What were the specific reasons they gave?

Judging by what you have said already, they have said they don't have enough work to go around. This is a perfectly valid reason. Just because you think they have enough work for you, doesn't mean they do.
You say they kept on a more junior employee to continue to do what work was around so in all likeliness it seems like there is work around, but from the companies perspective not enough for two of you. If they are looking at cost saving then keeping the junior employee is probably part of this as well.

The way you are coming across in this thread makes me feel like we are not getting the getting all the facts here, even this considered, you have been given a fair and valid reason and not only given your notice but paid for the month in lieu of doing the work!

Move on, be a better person, do you really think that bitterness and spite are the best ways to handle this? What if your manager providing references hears about the SAR's, gets tied up in working the request, and you waste a load of his time, do you honestly think he is going to be so forthcoming with a glowing reference when you have ****ed him about?

 

[Energize]

What information has been modified?

Files have been deleted and some modified to redact information relating to the company, but possibly more than that.

Just running a diff command between my backup and the data on there now.

Nothing has ever given me greater joy than the thought of the woman who made this decision being raked over the coals in a criminal investigation under the computer misuse act

What were the specific reasons they gave?

That's all they've said so far, haven't been given anything in writing yet.

Judging by what you have said already, they have said they don't have enough work to go around. This is a perfectly valid reason. Just because you think they have enough work for you, doesn't mean they do.
You say they kept on a more junior employee to continue to do what work was around so in all likeliness it seems like there is work around, but from the companies perspective not enough for two of you. If they are looking at cost saving then keeping the junior employee is probably part of this as well.

On the contrary I had a list of work to go through and much of it was still not done. The junior employee does not have the pre-requisite knowledge to do this work.

The way you are coming across in this thread makes me feel like we are not getting the getting all the facts here, even this considered, you have been given a fair and valid reason and not only given your notice but paid for the month in lieu of doing the work!

Move on, be a better person, do you really think that bitterness and spite are the best ways to handle this? What if your manager providing references hears about the SAR's, gets tied up in working the request, and you waste a load of his time, do you honestly think he is going to be so forthcoming with a glowing reference when you have ****ed him about?

As I have said my reference has already been sorted. He was actually the one who mentioned it to me in the first place. Why do you think he is going over the companies head? He does not give a **** what he does on company time.

 

[Syla5]

After the feedback received do you intend on going ahead with the SAR's?

 

[Energize]

No. If there no information to be gained then there is no point, and a colleague recently relayed to me some information which will cause a criminal court to compel them to exert a far more thorough investigation than a SAR ever could. It seems that this one person has made themselves disliked by so many other employees it's not just me that's after them.

 

[Caged]

I would definitely take the unlawful access and destruction of data in your personal accounts further if you're in the mood for it.

 

[HangTime]

Why does your previous employer have access to your social media accounts, did you use them to post information as part of your employment?

 

[Syla5]

No. If there no information to be gained then there is no point, and a colleague recently relayed to me some information which will cause a criminal court to compel them to exert a far more thorough investigation than a SAR ever could. It seems that this one person has made themselves disliked by so many other employees it's not just me that's after them.

Seems like the thread is ending in sense at least.

If this does turn in to an interesting story about someone at your old place doing dodgy stuff, getting caught, and all hell breaking loose, please inform the GD populous

 

[Xordium]

Files have been deleted and some modified to redact information relating to the company, but possibly more than that.

Just running a diff command between my backup and the data on there now.

Nothing has ever given me greater joy than the thought of the woman who made this decision being raked over the coals in a criminal investigation under the computer misuse act

Guess you got what you need there then! Someone is going to feel the pain on that one if you pursue it.

 

[Haggisman]

Why does your previous employer have access to your social media accounts, did you use them to post information as part of your employment?

I would imagine he probably had passwords saved on his profile on his domain account or something similar.

OP, you've said the junior is unable to do the work... If that's the case then they've probably screwed themselves as it is without you "helping" although the access to personal accounts I would certainly be following up! (Is exactly the reason I wipe my domain profile and change any pertinent passwords whenever I leave an employer )

 

[Energize]

Why does your previous employer have access to your social media accounts, did you use them to post information as part of your employment?

There was a session open on my computer when I left, as per work policy we are allowed to use the internet for personal use at appropriate times.

 

[Energize]

Oh does anyone know how a month is defined in work contracts usually? My contract says 1 month notice, but in the letter I've received, it says 4 weeks, which is less than 1 months pay, is this correct or do they owe me a normal full months salary?

 

[AHarvey]

Can anyone give me any advice on how to proceed, or their own personal experience of these?

yes, the best advice is to put it all behind you, move on and get over it.

You won't cause them as much bother as you think and holding onto any anger, resentment or want for revenge is only really going to have a negative effect on you.

Honestly, it all makes you sound rather bitter and pathetic and I'm sure that's not who you really are.

Change your passwords for personal stuff and just move on. You'll be happier looking forwards than backwards. And trust me, I know what I am talking about. A mate and I both left the same company, he was fired, held a lot of resentment and it just twisted him to the point where most of the people he knew walked away because they were fed up with it.

I left 4 months after him, after 4 years of hell, I could have made a big fuss and caused issues, reported them to the gambling commission etc but all that would mean was that I was holding on to the negative feelings. It's not worth it.

 

[Energize]

I've made my legal disclosures and I am now just watching the fireworks go off as I settle into my new job. My contacts there have reported that the company is now in disarray and are all having a good laugh. Watching the circus is always enjoyable. I will have no further dealings with them other than to settle the computer misuse matter with the police.

 

[Xordium]

Oh does anyone know how a month is defined in work contracts usually? My contract says 1 month notice, but in the letter I've received, it says 4 weeks, which is less than 1 months pay, is this correct or do they owe me a normal full months salary?

You'd have to check the wording. My company stipulates 3 months and 6 months for staff and then 28 days but we expect people to honour date to date in the first 2 although in fairness we normally stick them on gardening leave if they don't negotiate something more amicable (doesn't look so professional on the reference mind you). I am not sure why my HR lass changes it to days for the junior staff maybe I should ask her ...

Good luck in the new job though I am glad you've settled in. Hopefully they'll get what's coming to them because they've overstepped the mark bigtime there.

 

[Energize]

Looks like due to litigation I will now have to submit a subject access request after all.

What sort of information from my personal file can I request? Can I request the dates that policies and contracts were uploaded/submitted to the hr system and whether I accepted them or not?

 

[Energize]

Just found out that they are now recruiting for the same position that I was doing only 2 months after I left. Clearly this was a fake redundancy!

 

[Semple]

I guess it's now a case of filing for unfair dismissal.

From what i've read, you only have 3 months from termination of your employment to submit a case to Acas.

 

[Energize]

Hadn't been working there long enough unfortunately to do a standard unfair dismissal, it does confirm my suspicions though that they wanted rid.