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Can you place your employees under surveillance?

Australasian Business Intelligence, January, 2006

Byline: David Bray

Jan 09, 2006 (Keeping Good Companies - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The New South Wales Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 came into force on 7 October 2005. There are three types of surveillance

outlined in the legislation: camera, computer and tracking. The employer must notify employees of the type of surveillance they will be subject to in writing, prior to the surveillance beginning. Cameras are required to be visible, and notices must also be displayed. The vehicle or objects being tracked must also carry a notice. The Act does not allow surveillance of employees using change rooms or toilet and bathing facilities, or the surveillance of employees who are not at...

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