Meshack This is nothing new. Background checks have been happening for many years. It's now coming to light because of the Data Privacy Act. Regards *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 9:48 AM meshack emakunat via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hello
A colleague of mine has just been given several consent forms to sign from HR. They pertain to allowing a company called Peleza to investigate her background.
Question:
1. Is this morally right that two companies can trade information (Private) for jobs? 2. Does it mean that this company literally buying private information about its employees to guarantee their retention?
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