AlphaJade Recruitment

Privacy Policy Statement

AlphaJade Pty Ltd is a privately owned company whose business is to provide recruitment and outplacement services to our clients. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to collect personal information and, at times, sensitive information on candidates and contractors. AlphaJade is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals who deal with us and to ensure that the information we collect and keep is used only for the purpose the individual has consented to. AlphaJade is committed to complying with its obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 as amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 and complies fully with the National Privacy Principles (Schedule 3) contained in the Act, a copy of which can be obtained from www.privacy.gov.au/publications/npps01.pdf. For more information about privacy in general, you can visit the Federal Privacy Commissioner's Web site www.privacy.gov.au.

The AlphaJade Privacy Officer is responsible for Privacy compliance in our company.

• Relevant information on candidates and contractors to enable us to place them in the permanent or contract position that matches their skills, experience and job preference.
• Information that is normally required to be transferred between an employee and an employer in the context of an employment relationship, including but not restricted to tax file number, banking details and information that might be relevant to a workers compensation claim.
• Statistical information such as what areas of our web site are visited most frequently and which of our services are used the most. AlphaJade reserves the right to share this information with other individuals so that we can continually improve our services. This information will not be linked to any personal information that can identify any individual.
• Names, addresses and/or email addresses to allow us to send newsletters to individuals. Each person is able to "unsubscribe" from these services.

• Personal contact information such as name, address, phone numbers, e-mail addresses.
• Work history including dates of employment, names of employers, roles, duties and achievements.
• Residency and/or Visa details
• Education details/professional qualifications.
• Details of an individual's job preferences, remuneration sought.
• Information from appropriate referees to confirm work experience and skills. However, each individual will be advised prior to us conducting reference checks.

AlphaJade generally does not collect sensitive information such as professional association or club memberships, health information or criminal history. We will only collect this information with your consent or if we are required by law to do so.

• Clients have asked us to source suitable candidates for specific roles and we need to assess each candidate's suitability, as well as providing the clients with a comprehensive understanding of the candidate's skills and experience.
• Candidates have asked AlphaJade to find their next career position or contract.

• Advise candidates when we find a position that matches their skills, experience and job preferences.
• Advise candidates and contractors of new services and other information that might benefit them.
• Source and qualify candidates for our clients.
• Maintain contact with placed candidates and contractors to monitor satisfaction levels.
• Service contractors during the duration of their contracts.

• We may be limited in our ability to locate suitable work for you;
• We may be limited in our ability to place you in work.

• When they forward their resume to us.
• When they are interviewed by one of our staff.
• During other contact with them such as telephone calls and the exchange of emails. At other times, we may collect information from a third party such as a referee, psychologist (test results).
• By searching publicly available information (for example, the internet).

• Why the information is being collected.
• Details of any law requiring the collection of the information.
• The main consequences if the information is not provided.

• A copy of their personal information
• Their personal information to be corrected or updated
• Their personal information to be removed from our files.

• Request to be made in writing.
• Proof of identity must be provided.
• AlphaJade will provide the information within 30 days, but normally within a week.
• A fee will be due and payable to AlphaJade to cover the cost of identifying and copying information held. The Fee will be charged at the rate of $40.00 per hour with the minimum being $40.00. Upon request we will provide a quotation of the specific fee involved.

• If a candidate or a contractor has a complaint about how our company is handling their personal information, they should direct their complaint to our Privacy Officer. We will respond to the complaint as quickly as possible but not more than 10 business days after the complaint has been made.
• If they are not satisfied with the response or outcome of their enquiry, they should raise the complaint and our response to it with the:
  
  Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
  Level 8, Piccadilly Tower
  133 Castlereagh Street
  Sydney, New South Wales, 2000
  Tel: 1300 363 992.

Privacy Officer Contact Details:
Privacy Officer
AlphaJade Pty Ltd
213 Greenhill Road
Eastwood, South Australia, 5063
Tel: +618 8274 3731
Fax: +618 8272 9468