AI systems used for employment-related purposes should be classified as "high risk", and employers should specifically be banned from making HR decisions without human oversight, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
An attempt to block access to mental health records in a dispute about an employee's physical condition has failed, with a Tribunal refusing to "divorce" the two issues.
An employer acted "in good faith" when it emailed staff about an employee's health after she suffered a medical episode at work, but it nonetheless breached her privacy, a commission has found.
An employer's right to monitor company property is complicated, especially when employees use devices for both work and private purposes, so clear policies are essential, a workplace lawyer says.
A candidate who willingly gives information about themselves when applying for a job can still have "really fertile grounds for complaints, and for legal response" if they become disaffected down the track, a workplace compliance expert warns.
A candidate is claiming an employer should have determined her "employability" based on details included in her resume, and not from an "inaccurate" personality assessment made by artificial intelligence.
An employee has been denied access to an email in which a colleague expressed personal opinions about him, after a commissioner found full disclosure could compromise the colleague's privacy and reputation.
The Federal Government has flagged introducing enhanced privacy protections for private-sector employees, including by reforming the employee records exemption.
