An employer was right to sack an employee who secretly recorded conversations with colleagues and harassed his manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Informing HR managers of a worker's Asperger's diagnosis was reasonable management action, a commission has ruled in finding an employer not liable for his psychological injury.
An FWC ruling reinforces a general expectation that employees will keep their remuneration terms and conditions confidential, but in an age of over-sharing, employers shouldn't always assume this will happen, a lawyer warns.
An employer that covertly viewed an employee's Facebook page and then gave her a final warning for social media misconduct didn't commit a privacy breach, a court has ruled.
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Employers have traditionally focused on how domestic violence affects workplace health and safety, but other legal risks are becoming more prominent in courts and tribunals, according to a lawyer.
An employer that allowed a worker to secretly check her manager's computer for p-rnography has been ordered to pay him $25k in compensation for unfair dismissal.
An employer should never share unnecessary details of an employee's mental illness with their colleagues, but refusing to disclose "need-to-know information" also carries risks, an employment lawyer warns.
Employers using any form of workplace surveillance must be mindful of the intersection between employment law, HR policy development, and workplace privacy and surveillance laws.
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