Compensation Review De-Identification with anonym.plus

HR Solution · Payroll & Compensation · GDPR Recital 26

Compensation review de-identification is the removal of personal identifiers from a calibration record, working toward the standard in GDPR Recital 26. anonym.plus marks each name and figure on your device, so reviewers see the spread while no individual is named.

When this applies

A review sheet ties each worker to a rating, a band, and a proposed raise. You strip those identifiers before the sheet circulates for calibration.

How anonym.plus handles it

1. Open the sheet in anonym.plus on your device.
2. The tool flags names, ratings, and raise figures.
3. Local OCR reads a scanned grid if present.
4. Confirm the flags and keep band columns intact.
5. Swap or black out the marked items.
6. Save the anonymous file locally.

What you need to provide

• The review sheet (XLSX, CSV, PDF, or scan).
• An operator (Replace keeps the grid readable).
• Optional: turn the name map OFF for true anonymity.

PII entity types detected

Compliance achieved

• Works toward the anonymity bar in GDPR Recital 26.
• Turn the name map off so calibration data cannot re-link.
• Offline work keeps review data off any server.

Limitations & cautions

A unique rating plus a small team can still single a person out. The tool flags named items. Aggregate thin cells before reviewers see the spread.