AUGUST 2019HR TECH OUTLOOK 19To protect the privacy of their citizens' personal data, governments around the world are enacting ever-more-stringent regulations on companies that collect and use personal data. For businesses with international operations, ensuring compliance with applicable laws on a country-by-country basis can be incredibly resource-intensive, complicated and duplicative.It doesn't have to be this way, however, as we're learning at Robert Half, largely as a result of our company's efforts to comply with the European Union's (EU) General Data Privacy Regulation. By looking at the various data privacy laws holistically, instead of at a microlevel, companies that conduct business in multiple geographies can create a more structured, efficient and manageable compliance initiative.Organizations that meet the GDPR's requirements will be well on their way to meeting other data privacy laws around the globe. That's because those laws are either less exacting than the GDPR or are derived from the regulation. The key provisions in Brazil's new General Data Privacy Law, as an example, are very similar to the GDPR, including significant extraterritorial application and hefty fines.That said, it wasn't until our company was well underway with our GDPR compliance work that we recognized we had an opportunity to make data privacy compliance easier for our business overall. Here is a description of our experience at Robert Half in the form of four strategies other businesses can consider using to develop a holistic approach to data privacy compliance.1. Involve key executivesAt the outset of our GDPR remediation project, we established not only a global task committee, but also a Global Senior Executive Steering Committee. We did so because, given the size and importance of the GDPR project and the fact that it impacted every department in our company, we felt that we needed senior executives to be directly and actively involved in the remediation process. Creating a global senior executive committee is critical to moving these compliance initiatives forward because it leads to quicker, uniformed decision-making and expedites the process of securing funding. Christopher M. Hoffmann, Senior Vice President, Commercial Transactions and Law, Robert HalfByAddressing Global Data Privacy Compliance Efficiently Requires a Holistic ApproachCXOInsights
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