Date: 20 Jul 2018, Filed under: Media, Privacy
This final article in the series covers other regulatory issues to consider such as consumer protection legislation, privacy and censorship classification....
Date: 26 Mar 2018, Filed under: Media, Privacy
With the rise of “celebrity”, where anyone with a smartphone and internet access can command a legion of followers, producers may wish to capitalise on...
Date: 09 Sep 2015, Filed under: Employment Law, Privacy
When can an employer access a job applicant’s criminal or credit history?
Date: 12 Aug 2013, Filed under: Workplace Injuries, Employment Law, Employment Relationship Problems, Employment Agreements, Personal Grievances, Redundancy, Mediation, Privacy
At the last election, the Government committed to making changes to employment law. Its proposals were published in June 2013, in the form of the Employment...
Date: 09 Aug 2013, Filed under: Criminal Charges, Employment Law, Employment Relationship Problems, Employment Agreements, Personal Grievances, Immigration, Privacy
When an employer is hiring a new employee, it’s important to carry out reference checks before confirming an offer of employment.
Many employers also...
Date: 02 Aug 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Employment Relationship Problems, Employment Agreements, Personal Grievances, Information Technology, Media, Privacy
Email has become an essential work tool for many people, but providing employees with email can be a double-edged sword, as numerous employers are finding....
Date: 30 Jun 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Employment Relationship Problems, Employment Agreements, Personal Grievances, Media, Privacy
Every so often we hear stories in the media about major privacy breaches, not uncommonly on the part of a public sector organisation. These media ‘storms’...
Date: 24 Jun 2013, Filed under: Workplace Injuries, Employment Law, Employment Relationship Problems, Employment Agreements, Personal Grievances, Human Rights, Mental Health, Privacy
Situations sometimes arise where an employer needs information about an employee’s medical condition or claim of ill health. For example, if they’ve been...
Date: 13 May 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Employment Relationship Problems, Employment Agreements, Personal Grievances, Information Technology, Privacy
There are occasions where an employer may want to “spy” on employees without telling them, for example if there has been theft. However, employees may...
Date: 18 Sep 2012, Filed under: Employment Law, Employment Relationship Problems, Employment Agreements, Personal Grievances, Redundancy, Privacy
Providing employee references: issues for employers
