Agency have inadvertently given others email addresses to me

[Dr Phibes]

Applied for a role via an agency and received the knock back generic email from them today however they have also tagged on a number of these template emails they have sent to other unsuccessful candidates along with their email addresses.

Is this in breach of the Data Protection Act?, no sour grapes I assure you just seems a touch unprofessional of them.

[Simbu]

Probably a case of someone CC'ing when they should have Blind CC'd. Which may mean your email address has gone to your co-applicants. If it really bothers you have a word and you'll probably get an apology and a reassurance it won't happen again. It might be a breach of DPA, not sure.

Realistically, unless it causes you subsequent problems with spam email or some random trying to contact you then forget about it, mistakes happen.

[AB]

Send an anonymous email to every other employer in the industry warning against taking any of them on as they are *insert bad thing here*

Next job is yours.

[Eric Mc]

Not again. That's the second time someone on PH has been given confidential information by an agency.

[Chris_OCR]

God forbid an agency makes a mistake, jesus christ

[Dr Phibes]

Chris_OCR said:

God forbid an agency makes a mistake, jesus christ

Well if agencies showed a modicum of professionalism and common courtesy in the way they treated people then maybe people would just let these issue's go.

[Eric Mc]

Chris_OCR said:

God forbid an agency makes a mistake, jesus christ

It's called professionalism and applying due care to their work.

If I inadvertantly passed confidential client's infirmation to another client or a third party I would be in serious trouble.

[Chris_OCR]

Dr Phibes said:

Chris_OCR said:

God forbid an agency makes a mistake, jesus christ

Well if agencies showed a modicum of professionalism and common courtesy in the way they treated people then maybe people would just let these issue's go.

That's a generalisation if ever I have heard one.

[Dr Phibes]

Chris_OCR said:

Dr Phibes said:

Chris_OCR said:

God forbid an agency makes a mistake, jesus christ

Well if agencies showed a modicum of professionalism and common courtesy in the way they treated people then maybe people would just let these issue's go.

That's a generalisation if ever I have heard one.

Nope born from actual experience both from using agencies to recruit and as someone looking to find new employment.