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Privacy — important points |
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In the workplace setting, privacy relates to the collection of personal information from employees (and prospective employees) and the surveillance of employees. There is federal and state legislation covering privacy issues.
In practical terms complying with the privacy legislation is likely to mean:
- telling people you collect personal information and what you will do with it
- only using personal information about people in ways that they might expect
- not passing personal information on without telling people
- giving people the chance to see any information you hold about them if they ask
- keeping personal information safe; and
- if people ask, telling them how you handle personal information in your business.
These obligations are set out in the National Privacy Principles. Notably, employment records are exempt from the obligations under the National Privacy Principles where information about employees is only used for employment purposes.
Privacy Commissioners and other regulators handling privacy complaints:
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