Report on probation period - Parliament

Opinion of 21 January 2009 on a notification for prior checking concerning the report on probation period (Case 2008-604)

The European Parliament has implemented a data processing to evaluate newly recruited officials, temporary and contract agents during the initial period of their employment, which serves as a basis for the confirmation, dismissal or possible extension of the probation period of that person.

Amongst its recommendations, the EDPS in particular asked that the European Parliament ensures that no sensitive data relating to health is processed, that recipients of the data are reminded to use the data only for the purpose for which they were transmitted, and that data subjects are informed about the data retention periods and their rights of access and rectification which can be done by adding the necessary information in the Vade-mecum to newcomers and in the probation report form.