← ISO 27001 · A.6 — People
A.6.2 — Terms and conditions of employment
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Requirement
Employment contractual agreements shall state the personnel's and the organisation's responsibilities for information security.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
employment contractterms and conditionsemployment agreement
Required element 2 — any one of
confidentialitysecurity responsibilit…nda
Supporting terms — specificity signals
post-employmentreturn of assetssigned
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.5(2) | Accountability | policy-governance |
| GDPR | Art.24 | Responsibility of the controller | policy-governance |
| GDPR | Art.31 | Cooperation with the supervisory authority | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC1.1 | Commitment to integrity and ethical values | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC1.2 | Board independence and oversight | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC1.3 | Organisational structure and reporting lines | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC2.2 | Internal communication of responsibilities | policy-governance |
| SOC 2 | CC4.2 | Communication of deficiencies | policy-governance |