Can employer insist on taking my photo

[LeeC71]

My employer wants to take staff photos to include in their annual promotional calendar.

I don;t wish to have mine taken and understand under Human Rights laws I am within my right to refuse.

There is nothing in my contract pertaining to my agreeing for employer to take my photo.

Any advice?

 

[Newchodge]

You have the right to control your personal data under the GDPR, and refuse permission for your personal data - name, photo etc to be published.

 

[UKSBD]

Tell them you don't want your photo taken

 

[fisicx]

Of course you can refuse. But guess who will be first out the door when company reorganises.

 

[Highland Spring]

Yes sometimes its better to go along with the boss - if you want to retain your position.

 

[LeeC71]

It's not a "career" job, just a stopgap, so wouldn't lose sleep over it. I run a business which is currently building - the "job" is menial and just temporary cashflow as far as I'm concerned and easily replaced. All the more reason why I don't want my image permanently linked to this employment - in fact it could be detrimental to my business project, which is my priority.
Thanks for advice guys

 

[fisicx]

In which case, stick your guns and just say no. You probably won’t even be there when the calendar gets published.

 

[Jacob law]

only if wearing id badges is compulsary can an employer insist that you have your picture taken

 

[Blaby Loyal]

Just as an amusing anecdote, I once worked at a place where they kept banging on about photo ID even though I was an outside contractor. To cut a long story short, they asked me to email my photo to their ID processor so I sent a picture of the BBC presenter - Moira Stuart. Lo and behold, two or three days later 'my' photo ID arrived in the post. For the remainder of the contract I was known as Moira and no one batted an eyelid.

 

[locutus]

Lo and behold, two or three days later 'my' photo ID arrived in the post. For the remainder of the contract I was known as Moira and no one batted an eyelid.

Classic. If no one from that company brought it up, not much point in having an ID card?