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"Huge privacy issues" in many DEI, FDV programs
A welcome increase in the number of diversity and inclusion and domestic abuse programs has been accompanied by significant privacy concerns, with many organisations 'over-collecting' sensitive data and retrofitting privacy measures, a lawyer says.
Sensitive information under the Privacy Act has been a "hot-button topic" for the regulator for the past 18 months, Clyde & Co partner Alec Christie tells HR Daily.
This is because more and more employers are implementing programs to improve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and manage domestic and family violence (DFV), he adds.
"Now we're starting to see the confluence of these programs that are coming up, which are fabulous, but there are huge privacy issues involved..."
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