Employee Monitoring (New Zealand) | Practical Law

Employee Monitoring (New Zealand) | Practical Law

A Practice Note providing guidance on data protection rules and issues related to employee monitoring in New Zealand under the Privacy Act 2020. This Note discusses the laws applicable to employee monitoring, implementation requirements, and employees' rights to notice, to object to monitoring, and to access their personal information contained in the employer's monitoring records. This Note also addresses limitations on prohibiting and monitoring personal communications sent using an employer's systems, issues when monitoring employee-owned devices, using closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring in the workplace, monitoring employees' off-duty conduct, collective bargaining and labor relations considerations, and potential sanctions for illegal monitoring.

Employee Monitoring (New Zealand)

Practical Law Practice Note w-007-4002 (Approx. 17 pages)

Employee Monitoring (New Zealand)

by Anthony Drake, Wynn Williams, with Practical Law Data Privacy & CybersecurityIndicate below if a TOC is required:
Law stated as of 01 Dec 2022 • New Zealand
A Practice Note providing guidance on data protection rules and issues related to employee monitoring in New Zealand under the Privacy Act 2020. This Note discusses the laws applicable to employee monitoring, implementation requirements, and employees' rights to notice, to object to monitoring, and to access their personal information contained in the employer's monitoring records. This Note also addresses limitations on prohibiting and monitoring personal communications sent using an employer's systems, issues when monitoring employee-owned devices, using closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring in the workplace, monitoring employees' off-duty conduct, collective bargaining and labor relations considerations, and potential sanctions for illegal monitoring.