A Canadian school bus driver who refused to allow a U.S. security firm perform a mandatory background check out of privacy concerns has won her battle. Stephanie Sydiaha, a driver for First Student Canada, opposed the background check out of fear over what the private U.S. firm might do with her personal information once it…
Category: Workplace
Hide must investigate release of private info
Auckland City water company Metrowater is alleged to have released private information on its staff without their authorisation to the new super city water company, said Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. “The information was passed on to Watercare, the company organising the new water monopoly being created from a merger of eight council water…
WA AG sides with Boeing on worker privacy
A worker-privacy bill that is slated to become a major point of contention between Boeing and big labor just go thumbs down from the state’s lawyer. Big labor wants a state law that would prohibit employers from forcing employees to sit in on meetings where union issues are discussed. Big business — which in Washington…
Paedophile database ‘will catch people unnecessarily’
The Government’s new database of paedophiles must be reviewed because some people will be caught up in it unnecessarily, according to Sir Michael Bichard. […] His comments come as it was disclosed that the controversial database has suffered a security breach even before its official launch. A message containing confidential data was sent to the…