Information Density: Reach Jobs – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

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Advertising Operations Executive
Liverpool, England

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Agency Business Manager
London, England

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Agency Business Manager - 12 Month FTC
London, England

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Area Business Lead
Newcastle, Northern Ireland

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Associate - Digital Subscriptions & Growth
London, England

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Content Editor - Manchester Evening News
Manchester, England

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Copy of Digital Commercial Director (Maternity cover)
London, England

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Digital Development Director (Maternity cover)
London, England

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HR Advisor
Remote,

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Your story, with Reach

[H2] Big or small, local or national, serious or laugh-out-loud.

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[H4] Every day our news, stories and content reach millions of people where they live.

Whether that's on their social feed, through their passions, in their home town, or where they sit on the hot topic of the day.

And at the heart of that are our brilliant teams who make it happen.

We know that everyone has their own story to tell, so we've built an environment where every background is respected and every day is a day to explore. If you're passionate about collaboration, and developing brilliant work that empowers and inspires, we want you to bring your story to Reach.

We'll help you build a career that works with your life, while giving you the space to create and grow.

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Bring your story to Reach and you won't be disappointed. We'll help you be the best you can be, wherever you are from and wherever you want to go.

Julia Warren, Group HR Director

[H2] There's a place for everyone at Reach.

[H4] Media doesn't just mean journalists. We've got brilliant people in all kinds of roles.

Tech enthusiast? We'll help you unlock new possibilities.

Love sport? We need you to cover all the highs and lows.

People person? We'll give you the chance to work with clients or colleagues to help them grow.

Get a buzz from breaking news? With our help, you could reach audiences far and wide.

All about the data? We'll get you digging into the numbers to make our content go further.

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Whatever your passion, you can find your fit at Reach

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[H4] Corporate Services

Made up of Legal, HR and Finance.  They help us flourish and evolve as an organisation.

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[H4] Editorial

Our award-winning titles provide a mix of news, investigations, campaigns, politics, showbiz, features and sport.

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[H4] Production

Make things happen in our printing, production, electrical, mechanical and technical engineering and maintenance teams.

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[H4] Commercial

Influence the views of many at our national sales arm, uniquely placed to help advertiser brands truly connect with groups across the country.

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[H4] Technology

We pride ourselves on being innovators in media technology and our portfolio of over 80 websites is growing.

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[H4] Reach Work

Our team of recruitment advertising specialists work across a portfolio of marketing-leading job sites.

[H2] Our brands

Reaching millions of people, across the UK, our award-winning brands cover media, classifieds and marketing.
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Start your story with Reach. Apply now.

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We make

the powerful listen

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Work with brands people love

[H2] Connecting with people, where they live

In a world of declining trust and misinformation, we're proud to create quality, regulated content across many platforms and channels.
We meet people where they live - whether that's through their social feed, their neighbourhood newsstand, or where they sit on the hot topic of the day.

It's our ability to understand people's passions, values and communities that makes us the UK and Ireland's largest commercial news publisher, reaching 69% of the UK's online population every single day and speaking to 100 million social followers.

We're home to more than 120 trusted brands - from household names like the Mirror, Express, Daily Star and Daily Record, and local titles like MyLondon, BelfastLive, and the Manchester Evening News, to brands like the Irish Star making a splash in the US.

Join a place that truly makes a difference in people's lives, and work with the best.

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Big stories for everyone, everywhere. Check out our showreel.

[H2] Our Purpose

With our brilliant journalism and trusted brands, we connect with people where they live, on and offline, through their locations, passions and values.

Our scale is truly what sets us apart and gives us an edge over our competitors. Having so many brands, each with a unique voice, in different locations, offers us a chance to seize audience opportunities by taking an agile approach to publishing.

Jon Livesey, Content Hub Director

[H2] Our brands

Our 120+ brands are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people.

Find out more about our strategy

I've changed roles several times at Reach and worked with a variety of teams. There is huge knowledge and skills across the business and working with other teams helps me understand my role and do it more effectively.

Geraint Tucker, Lead Editorial Intelligence BP

[H2] Join an award-winning news group

Our industry-leading teams are regularly recognised at the highest levels for their brilliant work. Here's some of our recent awards wins:

[H3] 2025

[H4] Regional Press Awards
Newsbrand of the Year (Large): Liverpool Echo

Best Live Coverage: Liverpool Echo

Campaign of the Year: DerbyshireLive and Derbyshire Telegraph

Digital Initiative of the Year: BirminghamLive and Reach Data Unit

[H3] 2025

[H4] Regional Press Awards
Front Page of the Year: Western Mail

Reporting Communities: BirminghamLive

Scoop of the Year: WalesOnline

Young Journalist of the Year: James Holt, Manchester Evening News

Specialist Journalist of the Year: Liam Thorp, Liverpool Echo

[H3] 2025

[H4] British Sports Journalism Awards
Regional Sports Journalist of the Year: Joe Thomas, the Liverpool Echo

[H3] 2025

[H4] Skimlinks UK Commerce Awards for Publishers
Highest Growth: Reach

[H3] 2025

[H4] The Media Awards
Media Campaign, Niche: Reach

[H3] 2024

[H4] British Journalism Awards
Online Video Journalism: Tom Pettifor, Matthew Young, Daniel Dove, the Mirror

[H3] 2024

[H4] Regional Press Awards
Specialist Journalist of the Year: Conor Gogarty, WalesOnline

Scoop of the Year: Conor Gogarty, WalesOnline

Campaign of the Year: Manchester Evening News

Digital Initiative of the Year: Public Notices Portal

[H3] 2024

[H4] CIPR Northern Ireland Awards
Journalist of the Year: James McCarthy, BelfastLive

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[H4] Newspaper and Magazine Awards
Subscription Retention Campaign of the Year: Reach

[H3] 2024

[H4] Publishers Podcast Awards
Best Health and Wellbeing Podcast: Tom Bryant's Men in Mind

Best Sport Podcast: Claret and Blue

[H3] 2024

[H4] Publisher Newsletter Awards
Best Daily Newsletter: The Northern Agenda

Best Politics Newsletter: The Will Hayward Newsletter

We make

great careers

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Find your fit

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Hear from some of our Editors at Reach about why our journalism matters.

[H2] It takes all sorts to serve audiences, customers and communities like we do.

As a modern media organisation, we're much more than just news. We also have a content agency, a publishing arm, and several commercial iniatives.

By working together across teams, brands and disciplines, we learn from different experiences and perspectives.

[H3] Editorial

You could be one of over 2,000 people in our newsrooms across the UK, Ireland and US. From hyperlocal to national news, sharing ideas and information across every platform.

Typical roles include: trainee reporter, content editor, social media journalist, football reporter.

[H5] "It's an inclusive, friendly place to work with progression opportunities and flexibility, offering experience in a never-dull industry that fits around your life."

[H5] Liam Ryder, Digital Production Editor

[H3] Commercial

You could be one of over 500 people working with cutting-edge data and our brilliant content to connect advertisers with their target audiences.

Typical roles include: ad tech manager, account manager, field sales, and account executive.

[H5] "I've really enjoyed how fast-paced and dynamic this business is. I've been able to launch a number of new initiatives with a good degree of autonomy, which I've really appreciated, and the support from teams across departments has been excellent."

[H5] Dan Hinchcliffe - Head of Ecommerce

[H3] Technology

We pride ourselves on being media innovators.

Join one of our tech teams to work on products and services that reach millions of people.

Typical roles include: product manager, data engineer, designer.

[H5] "The best thing about working at Reach is getting to lead and learn from such a talented and driven engineering team. Every day they inspire me with their creativity, drive and collaboration."

[H5] Julie Meaden, Director of Engineering

[H3] Production

You could be one of over 350 skilled doers, makers and fixers keeping our business going day to day and helping our news get out into the world.

Typical roles include: printer, despatch operative, electrical maintenance engineer.

[H5] "Reach is an inclusive and supportive organisation where your opinion counts."

[H5] Calum Currie, Senior Engineering & Facilities Manager

[H3] Corporate Services

We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture and smooth, efficiently business. Join one of our HR, comms, finance and legal teams to help us keep moving forward.

Typical roles include: finance manager, talent acquisition lead, legal advisor.

[H5] "I work closely with both finance and non-finance teams, which gives my role real variety and purpose. What really stands out for me at Reach is the fantastic collaborative environment."

[H5] Mohammed Patel, Accounts Payable Manager

[H3] Reach Work

Join our team of recruitment advertising specialists working across commercial, marketing, product and data, on our portfolio of market-leading jobs sites.

Typical roles include: marketing executive, data analyst, account manager

[H5] "Reach Work has given me great opportunities to progress my management career working on market leading digital brands with some of the best teams in the business."

[H5] Emily McKinnon, Head of Sales

I started as a reporter and, 21 years later, I work in technology solutions. I've been able to find my fit at Reach thanks to the opportunities to develop and try different things. But, more importantly that that, it's because I've been able to learn so much from the many brilliant people I've had the privilege to work with over the years.

David Lewins, IT Subject Matter Expert

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Find out how we leveraged our local and national reach, innovative content, and deep understanding of audiences.

[H2] Unrivalled Commercial Partnerships

Discover how Reach and EssenceMediacom worked with Tesco to create and unrivalled advertising partnership that redefined engagement and brand presence.

[H3] Want to work flexibly?

We know that life isn't all about your job. That's why we have lots of different options for flexible working - like changing hours or locations, job-sharing or part time working.

We look at every request individually and we always do our best to make it work.

Want to work in an office, or somewhere else? Many people at Reach work remotely from home or other locations. We have a range of role types and aim to help you be in the right place to do your best work.

[H3] How we'll look after you

We take good care of our people - and that means more than just a pay packet. Whatever your role, you'll get a range of benefits.

Here's an overview of our UK/ Ireland benefits.

Please check our vacancies for more information on what's on offer for each role.

25 days' holiday, plus an extra day after you've been with us for three, five and ten years. We also have a holiday purchase scheme.
An extra day's leave each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.
Help saving for your retirement - we'll match your company pension contributions up to 6% and you can contribute through salary sacrifice.
Wellbeing support, including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family.
A private healthcare cash plan giving you money back for a range of medical expenses and fast access to doctor's appointments.
Bonus schemes - you'll get a stake in our success and a chance to add to your annual earnings (which scheme you're part of will depend on your role).
Employee discount with Reach's own online marketplace, Yimbly, where you can buy everything from homewares to beauty products.
Other handy benefits like tech purchase schemes, loans, car schemes, and high street discounts.

Plus, our people policies support inclusion, flexibility and progression. Find out more about Life at Reach.

We make

sure everyone counts

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Life at Reach

[H2] We respect everyone's story

We're building a culture where you can be yourself - we hear every voice and every story, and we want everyone to thrive.

We also want our teams to represent our audience and the communities we serve.

So we help people from all backgrounds grow and succeed, and be their true selves.

I thrive in the collaborative and inclusive environment at Reach, delivering impactful solutions while continuously learning, growing and building relationships across diverse teams.

Hannah Knoetze, Product Owner, IT

[H2] Grow with us

Growth and development is part of everyday life at Reach. It's about engaging in exciting and impactful work that truly makes a difference.
We'll empower you to drive your personal development and growth, and support you to achieve your goals. This might be through structured learning programmes, hands-on leaning projects and 'on-the-job' experience, or through an apprenticeship.

We make sure our managers hire and lead inclusively. We designed our recruitment process to help select the right candidate, based on the qualifications, experience and attributes.

[H4] We're here to help you write your next chapter.

Our inclusion networks cover areas such as equality, menopause, faith and ethnicity, LGBTQ+, sustainability, mental health, and disability.

[H2] Inclusion

We've built a network of champions and specialist groups, developed external partnerships to strengthen inclusion in all that we do, and we celebrate diversity and inclusion throughout the year.

Our nine inclusion networks bring colleagues with similar lived experiences together to support one another, raise awareness and share insights. They're also a safe space to give us feedback, helping us make Reach a great place to work for everyone.
Find out about our range of policies to support families and carers here.

Some of the young people who spent time in our newsrooms as apprentices in 2024.

[H2] Outreach

We want to open more doors for more people. Over the past year we've launched outreach schemes to help those from underrepresented backgrounds get experience in our newsrooms and grow their careers with us.

For example, our new 'Get Into Journalism' programme, in partnership with the King's Trust, supports young people aged 18 to 30 from underprivileged backgrounds. It's led to eight new apprentices joining our newsrooms.

The business has always been supportive of my career goals and I have been fortunate to make some great contacts who have given me great career advice. This allowed me to make a career change from Commercial to HR Shared Services back in 2021, allowing me to stay in a business I have enjoyed working in for over 20 years!

Claire Goodyear, HR Advisory Team Manager

[H2] Be Counted

Our Be Counted campaign uses data to better understand how our teams are made up. This helps us spot gaps and ways to improve, and focus our efforts where they can make the most difference.

In 2024, 86% of our employees had shared information with us on things like ethnicity, social mobility, education, and caring responsibilities.

We're using this to build a clearer, more inclusive picture of the people behind Reach.

We make

outstanding content

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Privacy Notice

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Who we are and how to
contact us
About this Privacy
Notice
Personal Data we
collect
How we collect
Personal Data
Why we process
Personal Data
Retention of
your Personal Data
Who we may disclose it
to
Keeping your
personal data secure
Where
your data may be transferred to
Your
rights and how to exercise them
Notice of changes

[H2] Who we are and how to contact us

We are Reach group, which is made up of Reach plc and its subsidiaries (“Reach”, “us”, “our”, or “we”).

Reach plc is the largest national and regional news publisher in the UK with
a portfolio in Ireland and the United States. We create engaging, relevant content which is distributed through
newspapers, magazines, and
digital platforms – playing a central role in our audiences’ daily lives. We are the name behind some of the
UK’s most influential,
iconic, and trusted news brands, such as the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star and Daily Record as well as
leading celebrity and entertainment magazine OK! and the online shopping site Yimbly.com.
We also publish leading regional titles including the Manchester Evening News,
Liverpool Echo, and Birmingham Mail plus the Mirror US and Express US. You can see the list of websites and
brands we publish here.

Depending on who you are and how you interact with us, the legal “controller”
of your personal data will be one or more of our group companies, like MGN Limited, Reach Regionals Media
LimitedExpress Newspapers,
Reach Publishing Group Limited or Reach Shared Services Ltd.

We have appointed a Data Protection and Privacy Officer (DPO) to oversee our data protection and privacy
practices. If you have any comments, concerns or questions, including any requests to exercise your legal
rights, our DPO can be reached as follows:

If you are from the UK/EU:

By email: dataprotection@reachplc.com
By mail: Data Protection Enquiries, Reach Plc, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP

If you are from the US:

By email: privacyofficer@reachplc.com
By mail: Privacy Officer, Reach Plc, 19th Floor, 200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281

[H2] About this Privacy Notice

This Recruitment Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) describes how we handle and protect your personal data in
connection with our recruiting processes and programs.
This Privacy Notice only applies to the personal data of job applicants, potential candidates for employment or
partnership, and those who participate in our recruiting programs and events. This personal data is submitted
directly to us through the online application process and follow-up communications and/or through alternative
channels (e.g., via professional recruiting firms). We may also collect and process your personal data regarding
employment when we engage in due diligence related to a potential corporate acquisition of your current employer
(e.g., if you are part of the senior leadership team of a target company). This Privacy Notice does not apply to
the personal data of our employees, partners, clients, vendors or any other person from whom Reach collects
personal data for other purposes.

By submitting your personal data to us, you acknowledge that:

You have read and understood this Privacy Notice and agree to the use of your personal data as set out
herein.
All of your representations are true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief, and you have not
knowingly omitted any related information of an adverse nature.
This Privacy Notice does not form part of any contract of employment offered to candidates hired by Reach.

[H2] Personal data we collect

Personal data means any information describing or relating to an identified or identifiable individual. An
identifiable individual is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an
identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more
factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that
individual.
In the US it may be referred to as ‘Personal Information’ and may include data relating to a household. For
purposes of this notice, “personal information” in the US is as defined under the CCPA, which generally includes
any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could
reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household (subject to
some exemptions under the CCPA).

In connection with your application for work with us, we will collect, store, and use the following categories of
personal data about you:

The information you have provided to us in your curriculum vitae and covering letter/email, which may
include your name, home address, and telephone number...etc.;
Any information you provide to us during an interview; and
Information you provide in relation to your right to work documentation, collected via our third party
system.

We may also collect, store and use the following “special categories” of more sensitive personal data:

Information about your race or ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation and political opinions;
Information about your health, including any medical condition, health and sickness records; and
Information about your criminal record.
In the US, depending on the applicable state, other types of data we collect may be deemed sensitive
including your social security, driver’s licence, state identification card or passport number, if we need
to collect these as part of your application.

Categories of data we collect
The categories of personal information that we collect, and our use of personal information, may vary depending
upon the position(s) or location, as well as the associated qualifications and responsibilities.

The table below generally identifies the categories of personal information we collect about Applicants,
including those in California and from other US states with applicable legislation:

Identifiers: real name, alias, postal address, unique personal
identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name,
social security number, driver’s licence number, SSN, passport number, tax ID, or other
government identifiers.

Paper and electronic records: records containing personal information, such as name,
signature, contact information, education and employment history, social security number and
other government identifiers, insurance policy number, financial or payment information,
medical information, or health insurance information.

Characteristics of protected classifications under California or Federal Law:
such as race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability,
citizenship status, military/veteran status, marital status, medical condition or other
characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law.

Internet and Network Information: such as browsing history, search history, and
information regarding interactions with an internet website, application, or advertisement,
as well as physical and network access logs and other network activity information related
to your use of any COMPANY device, network or other information resource.

Location Data location information about a particular individual or device.

Sensory Data audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information,
such as, CCTV footage, photographs, and call recordings and other audio recordings (e.g.,
recorded meetings and webinars)

Professional or Employment-Related Information: such as information related to your
employment history during the recruitment process.

Education information: such as information about education
history or background that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as
defined in the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. section 1232g,
34 C.F.R. Part 99).

Inferences. Inferences drawn from any of the information
identified above to create a profile about California Personnel reflecting their
preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behaviour, attitudes,
intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

[H2] How we collect Personal Data

We collect this personal data from the following sources:

You, the candidate;
Recruitment agencies;
Search consultants;
Our employment background check provider;
Your named referees; and
Data from third party publicly accessible sources. For example, SRA and CILEX professional memberships.

In certain circumstances we may receive your personal data via third parties such as recruitment agencies. This
is usually done by the recruiting agency directly through our careers site, and therefore the agreement in terms
of your data will be between yourself and the recruitment agency.

[H2] Why we process Personal Data

We collect and use your personal data for legitimate human resources and business management reasons, including:

identifying and evaluating candidates for potential employment, as well as for future roles that may become
available;
maintaining records in relation to recruiting and hiring;
ensuring compliance with legal requirements, including those relating to public health and workplace safety;

fostering our diversity and inclusion programs and practices;
conducting background checks, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and if you receive an
offer from us, criminal history checks; and
protecting our legal rights to the extent authorised or permitted by law.

We may also use your personal data for analytic purposes, including in aggregated/pseudonymized form, to improve
our recruitment and hiring process and augment our ability to attract successful candidates.

Some specific purposes for processing your personal information include:

Recruiting, hiring, and evaluating applicants: to review,
assess,
recruit, consider or otherwise manage applicants, candidates, and job applications,
including:

scheduling and conducting interviews;
identifying candidates, including by working with external recruiters;
reviewing, assessing and verifying information provided, to conduct criminal and
background checks, and to otherwise screen or evaluate Applicants’ qualifications,
suitability and relevant characteristics;
extending offers, negotiating the terms of offers, and assessing salary and compensation
matters;
satisfying legal and regulatory obligations;
communicating with Applicants regarding their applications and about other similar
position(s) for which they may be interested;
fostering our diversity and inclusion programs and practices;
maintaining Applicant personal information for future consideration; and
in support of our equal opportunity employment policy and practices.

Security and monitoring: to monitor and secure our resources,
network, premises and assets, including:

monitoring for, preventing and investigating suspected or alleged misconduct or
violations of work rules;
monitoring for, preventing, investigating, and responding to security and privacy
incidents;
providing and managing access to physical and technical access controls;
monitoring activities, access and use to ensure the security and functioning of our
systems and assets; and
securing our offices, premises and physical assets, including through the use of
electronic access systems and video monitoring.

Health and safety: for health and safety purposes, such as
contact tracing or conducting appropriate screenings of individuals prior to entering or
accessing certain locations or premises.

Auditing, accounting and corporate governance:
relating to financial, tax and accounting audits, and audits and assessments of our business
operations, security controls, financial controls, or compliance with legal obligations, and
for other internal business purposes such as administration of our records retention
program.

M&A and other business transactions:
for planning, due diligence and implementation of commercial transactions, for example
mergers, acquisitions, asset sales or transfers, bankruptcy or reorganisation or other
similar business transactions.

Defending and protecting rights:
to protect and defend our rights and interests and those of third parties, including to
manage and respond to employee/applicant and other legal disputes, to respond to legal
claims or disputes, and to otherwise establish, defend or protect our rights or interests,
or the rights, interests, health or safety of others, including in the context of
anticipated or actual litigation with third parties.

Complying with legal obligations: relating to compliance with
applicable legal obligations (such as hiring eligibility, responding to subpoenas and court
orders) as well as assessments, reviews and reporting relating to such legal obligations,
including under employment and labour laws and regulations, social security and tax laws,
environmental regulations, workplace safety laws and regulations, and other applicable laws,
regulations, opinions and guidance.

Our Legal basis

Our processing of your personal data for the purposes mentioned above is based:

on our legitimate business interests in evaluating your application to manage our relationship with you, to
ensure that we recruit appropriate employees, and to evaluate and maintain the efficacy of our recruiting
process more generally, and in operating our business and protecting Reach and its employees, clients, and
third parties;
on the performance of contractual and precontractual measures relating to our potential employment
relationship with you;
on our requirement to comply with applicable law, in order to satisfy our legal and regulatory obligations,
including with regard to public health and workplace safety;
on your explicit consent, where we process special categories of data, such as information about ethnic
origin, sexual orientation, health, religion or belief.

If we need to process special categories da