How long does my employer have to keep my information?

Your employer (or former employer) must not keep your personal information for any longer than it has a lawful purpose to use that information.

In some cases, other laws will require that certain types of information are kept for specific periods (for instance employee time and wage records). Other types of information, like tax records or health records (if your employer also provides you with health services), will have different requirements for how long they are kept.

Your employer should be able to provide you with information about its record keeping policy to explain how long it holds information for.