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HR Data Protection and POPIA Compliance for Employee Records

Employee files, payroll data and recruitment records are among the most sensitive personal information any African organisation holds. This programme shows HR teams how to process, store and share people data lawfully under POPIA and comparable data protection laws across the continent. Delegates leave able to run an HR data audit, tighten access controls and respond confidently to a data subject request.

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What you will be able to do

  • Map the personal information HR collects across the employee lifecycle.
  • Apply lawful processing conditions to recruitment, payroll and wellness data.
  • Design retention and destruction schedules for employee records.
  • Respond to data subject access, correction and deletion requests.
  • Control third party access from payroll bureaus and benefit administrators.
  • Handle a suspected HR data breach and notification process.

Course outline

  1. 01Personal information across the employee lifecycle
  2. 02Lawful processing conditions for HR data
  3. 03Consent, special personal information and wellness records
  4. 04Retention schedules and secure destruction
  5. 05Access controls and role based permissions
  6. 06Handling data subject requests
  7. 07Managing payroll bureaus and third party processors
  8. 08HR data breach response and notification

Who should attend

HR administrators, HR managers, payroll officers and information officers responsible for handling employee personal information.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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