TEAM
New Employee Privacy Onboarding
Privacy-focused onboarding checklist for a new hire. Covers DPA acknowledgment, access provisioning, training, and a probation-period privacy review.
Tasks in this template
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1
Sign the data protection agreement and confidentiality undertaking TODAY
Article 29 & 32(4): personnel processing personal data must be committed to confidentiality or under a statutory obligation of confidentiality.
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Acknowledge the employee privacy notice TODAY
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3
Provision access rights on a need-to-know basis D+1
Principle of least privilege: grant only the access required for the role. Document the access review date.
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Complete mandatory data protection training D+3
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5
Acknowledge the clean-desk and secure-screen policy D+3
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6
Enrol devices in MDM and verify disk encryption D+5
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7
Record emergency contacts with explicit, documented consent D+7
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Capture photo/video consent for internal and external use D+7
Separate, specific consent per Art. 7 is required. Document scope (internal only vs. external publication) and withdrawal procedure.
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IT access audit after two weeks D+14
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Privacy review at end of probation (typically 90 days) D+90