LONDON, March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE:
SAP) today announced new and updated features to the SAP®
SuccessFactors® HCM Suite that will make it easier for HR leaders
worldwide to comply with data protection and privacy laws. The
announcement was made at the 2018 UNLEASH Conference & Expo,
taking place March 20 and 21 at the
ExCel London.
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
will apply as of May 25, and with
advanced data protection and privacy capabilities within the SAP
SuccessFactors solutions, customers can adopt better personal data*
management and governance.
"We're committed to helping customers adhere to data protection
and privacy regulations, and protect the confidentiality, integrity
and availability of their data in our highly regulated world," SAP
SuccessFactors President Greg Tomb
said. "We've addressed previous regulations by standing up data
center operations in countries like Russia and Brazil. With GDPR now on the horizon, we're
supporting customers in their compliance journey by providing tools
that not only help them comply with these laws, and thereby avoid
losses and exposure to fines, but also improve governance. Most
important, we are helping organizations create value by earning and
sustaining trust with employees and candidates."
By enhancing existing product features and adding new
capabilities, SAP SuccessFactors solutions support customers in
properly handling and protecting sensitive employee, candidate and
customer data. Updates include a variety of features designed to
protect personal data, whether or not the person concerned remains
with the organization:
- Consent management — Certain data privacy laws,
including the GDPR, require companies to obtain explicit consent
from individuals to store or process personal data. This feature
can be used throughout the consent process to configure and manage
consent statements and acceptance. For example, recruiters can
define consent statements in all languages in which a company
operates and require candidates to accept the consent statement
prior to applying for a position.
- Data blocking — This feature can be used to restrict
access to historical, personal data within the retention period,
and allows one user role to retain access to the data, while
blocking access for others. For example, an HR service center
employee fielding questions from employees may only need to see
employee data going back one year, whereas an HR system
administrator may need to see all history on the employee.
- Data subject info reporting — Companies store all kinds
of personal data on their employees as well as external candidates,
from information such as name and address to health data and the
results of performance reviews. This feature enables customers to
generate a report containing all of an individual's personal data
available across SAP SuccessFactors solutions. It supports
individuals' right to information, allowing them to know what
personal information is being stored at any time.
- Data purge — The amount of personal data stored and
processed by an organization is significant. Keeping this data
longer than needed for business purposes increases a company's risk
of noncompliance and data breaches. Purging (permanently deleting)
data once there is no longer a legal reason for keeping it is a
requirement of some data protection and privacy laws, including the
GDPR. To better comply with specific countries' and industries'
data retention rules, this feature allows customers to define
location-specific data retention regulations and to permanently
delete data thereafter.
Globalization and digital disruption are pressuring businesses
of all sizes to rely on their people to drive organizational
agility and thrive in times of change. Over 6,400 customers in 193
countries rely on industry-leading SAP SuccessFactors solutions to
support their efforts in complying with global and local data
protection and privacy requirements, such as the General Data
Protection Regulation, and to help attract, develop and retain the
best people — tapping into their full potential and meaningfully
connecting them to the company's purpose and mission. Because
purpose drives people, and people drive performance.
For more information, visit the SAP SuccessFactors
solutions website or the SAP News Center. Follow SAP
SuccessFactors solutions on Twitter
at @SuccessFactors and SAP at @sapnews.
*Personal data is defined here as data that can be used to
identify a natural person – this could be an employee, a candidate,
an external learner, or a customer, for example.
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