We recognises the importance of protecting your privacy.

The Federal Privacy Act 1988 sets out principles relating to the protection of your personal information. We must comply with this Act. When we collect personal information about you, the Act requires us to give you the following information.

About Us

Australian Personnel Solutions and its related companies, encompasses APS Group (Holdings) Pty Ltd, APS Group (Industrial) Pty Ltd, APS Group (Transport) Pty Ltd, APS Group (Placements) Pty Ltd, APS Group (Girraween) Pty Ltd and APS Group (Commercial) Pty Ltd

We provide staffing solutions. We recruit employees for permanent positions and provide contract labour for temporary and contract positions.

Access to your Personal Information

You can ask for access to personal information, which we collect about you. If the information is inaccurate, we will correct it. Your rights to access your information and our rights to refuse access are set out in the Privacy Act 1988.

Our Collection of your Personal Information

We may collect your personal information:

· directly from you; and

· from third parties, including your previous or current employers, trade unions, police, licensing authorities, government and regulatory authorities, medical practitioners and health service providers, rehabilitation service providers, insurers, and financial institutions.

Our Use of your Personal Information

If you are an applicant for employment, we may use your personal information to:

· ascertain your employment requirements;

· verify your employment history, qualifications, and suitability for employment;

· obtain or provide reference checks about you;

· provide you with information about prospective employers;

· provide you with employment;

· pay you for your services;

· assess the safety of a workplace;

· investigate an incident, if you are injured at work; and

· assist your rehabilitation, if you are injured at work.

If you are, or represent an employer, we may use any personal information that you give us to:

· ask you for details about a person’s employment history, qualifications and suitability for employment;

· ascertain your recruitment needs;

· provide you with information about prospective employees;

· provide you with employees;

· assess the safety of your workplace; and

· investigate an incident, if a person is injured at your workplace.

We may also use your personal information to:

· provide human resource services;

· maintain our records; and

· send you information about the services we provide.

Our Disclosure of your Personal Information

If you are registering for employment, we may disclose your personal information to prospective employers.

If you are, or represent an employer, we may disclose your personal information to prospective employees.

We may also disclose your personal information to:

· organisations which assist us in providing human resource services, including information technology service providers and rehabilitation service providers;

· professional advisers, including accountants, auditors and lawyers;

· financial institutions;

· superannuation funds;

· medical practitioners and other health professionals;

· insurers;

· trade unions;

· police;

· training providers;

· government and regulatory authorities; and

· our related companies.

If you do not provide us with your Personal Information

We need your personal information to provide our services. If you do not give us this information we may not be able to provide these services.

APS Privacy Policy

If you require further information about our collection, use and handling of personal information, you may obtain a copy of our Privacy Policy by writing to Level 1, 100 York St, South Melbourne Vic 3205, visiting our website at www.apsgroup.com.au or telephoning us on 03 9682 3555.