Use Case · HR Operations

Route every HR request to the right person before it becomes a complaint.

HR inboxes mix urgent grievances with routine queries. InboxIQ classifies sensitivity, routes confidentially to the right HR partner, and keeps a complete ownership trail — GDPR-compliant by design.

GDPR data minimisation by design Confidential routing for sensitive cases Employment law record-keeping
The Problem

The HR shared inbox is a liability

Sensitive requests visible to the whole team

Grievances, disciplinary responses, and medical disclosures land in a shared inbox that every HR team member can read — a GDPR data minimisation violation waiting to happen.

Urgent cases buried under routine queries

A grievance or absence escalation sits behind 40 holiday request emails. Without urgency classification, the time-sensitive cases are invisible.

No clear ownership or resolution trail

Employment tribunal evidence requires a clear log of who handled a request, what decision was made, and when. Shared inbox threads don't provide this.

How It Works

Classify, route confidentially, log everything

1

Sensitivity classification

InboxIQ reads each incoming HR request and classifies it: grievance, disciplinary, absence, payroll, general query. Sensitive categories are immediately separated from the general queue.

2

GDPR-aware confidential routing

Sensitive requests are routed only to the designated HR Business Partner — not the shared inbox. Data minimisation is enforced automatically. Only the assigned handler sees the content.

3

Ownership and resolution log

Every request gets an owner, an SLA, and a logged outcome. The complete trail — who handled it, what action was taken, and when — is available for Subject Access Requests and tribunal evidence.

Outcomes

What HR teams report after 30 days

55%

Fewer misdirected sensitive requests

Grievances and medical disclosures reach only the intended handler — not the whole team inbox.

Faster response on grievance cases

Urgent cases are prioritised and assigned before the routine queue is processed.

100%

Requests with an owner and log

Every request has a named owner, SLA, and resolution record — ready for SAR responses and tribunal evidence.

GDPR compliance

  • Article 5 data minimisation enforced

    Role-scoped routing ensures only the necessary HR partner accesses sensitive employee data — not the full team.

  • Subject Access Request support

    Complete access logs make SAR responses straightforward — every view of an employee's data is recorded with identity and timestamp.

  • BYOL — employee data never leaves your boundary

    Use your own AI key. HR request content goes directly to your provider — InboxIQ never stores email payloads.

Employment law record-keeping

  • Tribunal-ready decision trail

    Every action on a grievance or disciplinary request is logged with the handler identity, timestamp, and outcome notes.

  • Consistent SLA enforcement

    Automated SLA timers mean statutory acknowledgement windows (e.g. 5-day grievance acknowledgement) are never missed.

  • Exportable case records

    Case history is exportable for legal review, Acas early conciliation, and employment tribunal submissions.

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How InboxIQ handles it

Give your HR team a compliant inbox — not a liability.

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