Privacy Breach

Your employer must treat your personal information with respect.

Your employer can not share your personal information with other employees or anyone else without your permission and 'accidental' disclosure is not a defence.

You are also entitled to a reasonable level of privacy at work that includes not being subjected to unreasonable surveillance.

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If your employer has installed monitoring software on your computer, cameras in unreasonable locations or 'accidentally' disclosed your information (like salary) to the public or other employees, you may have a claim under the Privacy Act.