Confidentiality

[Compostella]

I recently applied for an internal vacancy and assumed that this would be confidential.

However on deadline day all the applicants were copied into a confirmation email therefore we all know who has applied.

Not only that, line managers were copied in too so pretty much everyone knows now.

Is this standard practice? I have not said anything as I don't want to jepordise my application

[SeanM1234]

Ouch! That's bad...Where to start?
I can't imagine there are any actual "laws" against it - but there may be something in the data protection act -I havent checked into it but if it was me, I would "assume" that my application was confidential.
it's (unbelieveably!) unprofessionsal though Good luck with the application though.

[buildersmate]

No laws broken but just extremely unprofessional by the HR department.
No point in saying anything - just get on with it.
I would have expected your line manager to know that you were applying (but not every other goddam line manager).
Good luck.