Posts: Workplace Surveillance

In Peter Mulhall v Direct Freight (Qld) Pty Ltd t/a Direct Freight Express [2016] FWC 58 (Mulhall’s Case) Commissioner Simpson ordered the Employer to pay the Applicant $25,468.13 in compensation because the Commissioner found that Mulhall had been unfairly dismissed on the basis of “flimsy” surveillance footage.

BlueScope Steel Limited was successful in its urgent Federal Court of Australia application to prohibit a former employee from using or destroying its confidential information, including intellectual property and software.

In Colella v Aroona P&T Pty Ltd T/A Aroona Alliance [2017] FWC 5533, the Fair Work Commission decided an unfair dismissal case involving GPS tracking, alleged absenteeism and interference with a GPS device.

In Willmot v BlueScope Steel Limited [2017] FWC 4309, the Fair Work Commission considered an unfair dismissal application made by an employee who was summarily dismissed for serious misconduct in relation to his worker’s compensation claim.

Technology is often used to make the performance of our daily or work tasks easier – however it has become increasingly sophisticated and can now be used to measure and monitor our every move and task.