Tag: Workplace surveillance

NSW digital work systems laws pass despite union power concerns

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Businesses will be held accountable for digital workplace systems that impose unrealistic targets for workers under landmark laws passed by NSW Parliament on Thursday night. Despite fierce industry opposition...

NSW digital work systems laws spark industry backlash

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech and business groups have warned that landmark NSW laws holding employers accountable for worker harm caused by digital work systems are excessively broad, capturing almost all software used...

Workplace monitoring crackdown on the cards in Victoria

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Victorian government has agreed to consider new nation-leading workplace surveillance laws after a parliamentary inquiry found workers were lacking adequate protection from monitoring by their employers. In its...

Vic lawmakers look to rein in workplace surveillance

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Victorian workers should be protected under law from intrusive workplace surveillance, a state inquiry has found after hearing of a surge in pervasive technologies like keylogging, tracking devices and...