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HR teams might think they have more pressing risks to manage, but if they don't act quickly to comply with imminent privacy obligations, a lawyer says organisations could face "immediate" consequences.

As reported in this article, from 10 December 2026 many employers will have to comply with new transparency obligations if computer programs are used to make or inform certain decisions.

In the HR space, this includes workforce-related decisions such as in recruitment, performance management, promotions, bonuses and remuneration.

According to Holding Redlich general counsel Lyn Nicholson, after conducting a review of in-scope decisions, the first step for HR is to take an "inventory" of what systems are being used in their organisation...