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Privacy in the workplace
Chris Connolly
Director
Financial Services Consumer Policy Centre
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Introduction
In Australia, we have chosen to exempt employee records from the new privacy legislation for the private sector…
In the rest of the world, employee privacy gets special protection…
This presentation examines how we can address privacy issues in the workplace
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Overview
Workplace privacy protection in Australia (Federal)
Workplace privacy protection in Australia (State) The EU Directive and the The US Safe Harbour
arrangements The Hong Kong Human Resources Management
Code of Conduct and the UK Email Guidelines Good Corporate Practice
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Federal protection
Privacy (Private Sector) Amendment Act 2000– Exemption for employee records– Government inquiry into existing protections
Do industrial relations laws protect privacy?– Ansett Case
Privacy Commissioner Guidelines– Email in the workplace
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State Legislation
NSW– General privacy law– Video surveillance– Email guidelines
Victoria– General privacy law– Surveillance Devices Act
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International Developments
EU Directive
US Safe Harbour Arrangements– FAQ 9 on protecting employee privacy
Hong Kong– Human Resources Management Code of Conduct
United Kingdom– Email in the workplace
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Good Corporate Practice
Advertising Unsolicited CVs Employee Privacy Policy Handling of Sensitive Data Retention and Destruction policy Email and web use policy Surveillance in the workplace Access and correction rights
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The Centre
Financial ServicesConsumer Policy Centre.Law FacultyUniversity of New SouthWales NSW 2052t. (02) 9385 1208f. (02) 9385 [email protected]
