28 July 2016, The Daily Mail, Sinead MacLaughlin. Access the full article here.
Pages of sensitive data belonging to clients found in a skip bin. Pages included bank details, phone numbers and addresses.
A recruitment agency has been discovered allegedly dumping thousands of jobseekers confidential details in a skip out the back of their offices.
Pages of data from Sarina Russo clients were found by a contractor on Thursday night in an unlocked skip bin and in some nearby boxes behind their recently closed store in Narre Warren, Melbourne.
The pages detailed clients bank details, phone numbers, addresses, employment and education records.
A spokesman for Employment Minister Michaelia Cash told the Herald Sun that the Department of Finance had launched an investigation.
It’s revolting … it’s a breach of confidentiality … a breach of trust, I’m sure it’s a breach of their privacy policy … I really can’t believe it, you’re supposed to be able to trust these people
– Former SRJA client
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