Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Privacy in the workplace Charles Mabbett
24 September 2018 at 16:43

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards was asked about workplace surveillance, settling employment disputes, job references and other topics at a Privacy and Employment Law seminar for employers and human resources managers in Wellington on 3 September 2018.

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When can you withhold sensitive employment information? Ophelia Waite
22 August 2018 at 16:52

When a person makes a request for personal information, the agency responding to the request is entitled to withhold the information, if one of the exceptions to principle 6 of the Privacy Act applies.

employment, IPP6 - access, IPP11 - disclosure

Choose your referees wisely Richard Stephen
20 October 2016 at 10:06

Applying for a job can be a nerve-wracking ordeal and, more likely than not, it ends in disappointment. It can be devastating to miss out on that dream job and not knowing why you missed out can be incredibly frustrating.

IPP6 - access, employment

Privacy in recruitment JLB
3 November 2015 at 14:05

So you are hiring. What do you need to do to meet your privacy obligations? Here’s an easy checklist of do’s and don’ts. They all relate back to the 12 privacy principles that guide the collection, use, storage and disposal of personal information.

employment

Join us and make a difference JLB
8 April 2015 at 12:04

Come join us as we transform the way we work to “make privacy easy”. That’s our Privacy Commissioner’s mantra and our mandate and we’re currently recruiting for four positions (the deadline is 20 April).

employment