Employee snooping
Some time ago there was a front page article on the Privacy Commissioner talking about receiving several complaints about Southland employees snooping through company information.
The action was said to be known as ‘employee browsing’ when an employee has access to a company’s database and uses the database to access information they shouldn’t.
The cost of bullying - a cautionary tale
I was at the gym the other day and I was involved in a discussion about how difficult it can be to ask questions if you think it will make you look stupid. I, for example, cannot operate the thing on the petrol pump that automatically dispenses the petrol without you holding it. I have tried and tried and tried. I am surreptitious about these efforts because I don’t want other customers to see me trying in case they think I am stupid. As it appears to me that it must be simple (men can do it after all) I have always been too scared to ask how it worked in case the Petrol Attendant went back into the station to his or her colleagues and they laughed and pointed at me for being so dumb.
Restructuring and redeployment of employees
There is a clear process to follow when restructuring an employee’s position within your business. Your business may have expanded or needs downsizing and accordingly your employment needs may also change. But be warned, this is not a way to remove an unsatisfactory employee.
Bullying or just unpleasant behaviour?
Back in 2010 Stuff posted an article declaring “Kiwis worst in the world for bullying”. The article relied on a survey of 1700 workers from various industries in which 17.8% of respondents were identified as “victims of bullying”. More recently, last year Stuff reported on the issue again, quoting further studies and experts showing that workplace bulling was “rife”.
What employers wish they could ask in a job interview
I read an article recently about things that Employers cannot by law ask at a job interview. Such things as are you are union member? Are you gay? Do you intend to have children? etc etc. I thought of some things that maybe employers would ask if they could.
