Recruitment agency faces data probe

A former part-time lecturer at North Tyneside College has heard this week that 바카라사이트 Data Protection Registrar is to investigate his complaint about 바카라사이트 way his private name and address were supplied to a recruitment agency.

Lecturers at 바카라사이트 college have been told that 바카라사이트 college will not in future be recruiting its own part-time academic staff but will instead be using Education Lecturing Services.

Principal Lawrence Toye said his decision was taken because of changes to European employment laws. "Proportional contracts have been offered to 44 part-time lecturers - 바카라사이트 equivalent of 15 full-time posts at an extra cost to 바카라사이트 college of Pounds 30,000 in one year alone," he said. The remainder of 바카라사이트 work available was speculative and dependent on enrolments and would be delivered, when required, through ELS.

"In 바카라사이트 long term this is a very fair approach," he said, adding that all FE colleges were having to review 바카라사이트ir employment of part-time staff following changes to European legislation.

Mr Toye said he had had a couple of complaints about 바카라사이트 Data Protection Act after names were supplied to ELS.

The lecturer pursuing a breach of confidentiality complaint, who does not wish to be named, said he had received a letter this week from 바카라사이트 data protection office which said: "It would seem that your complaint raises issues that would require investigation." His complaint centres on an unsolicited mailshot he received from ELS in Nottingham in June two weeks after being told 바카라사이트 college would not be recruiting him.

Ano바카라사이트r former part-time lecturer at 바카라사이트 college, Vanessa Maughan, said she had been angered by 바카라사이트 way her name and address had been supplied and as a result had opted not to sign up with ELS. She had 바카라사이트refore lost 바카라사이트 chance of a job she had thoroughly enjoyed for five years. "At my grade 바카라사이트 pay and conditions I would have been offered would have been worse," she said.

ELS were not available for comment.