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October 12, 2017
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Getting tough on drugs and alcohol at work

Under Australia's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), every employer has a duty to eliminate risks to the health and safety of its employees. However, there are still disputes and unfair dismissal claims where employees and unions are challenging employer actions in tackling the work-related risks of drugs and alcohol, including the Endeavour Energy v Communications, Electric, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia case, where the employer proposed the uniform imposition of a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02 for all staff.
 
James Mattson of Bartier Perry Lawers advises that preserving workplace safety should be a main priority and should guide any future policies.

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'Right to privacy' opens door for data protection Law

One of the highlights in the Supreme Court's ruling on "Right to Privacy" includes informational privacy in the digital age.

The judgement urged the government to bring in data protection law in an effort to ensure the privacy of citizens. It has been recommended that the government seek guidance from the European Union Regulation of 2016 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 April 2016. The nine-judge bench of apex court gave historic verdict on issues, including Aadhar, civil liberties and gay rights.

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HR urged to prepare for new data protection law in Europe

The best way for organizations to prepare for the GDPR, according to Thymometrics, an employee engagement software firm based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, is to ensure that HR is involved in the process.

For example, Jerry Pett, CEO and co-founder of Thymometrics, suggested in a blog post that HR can prepare for compliance by learning where : critical employee data systems are held, determining who owns the data based on contractual information, establishing a system where employees give explicit permission to the employer to gather, store and share their data, finding out what your cloud-based software vendors are doing with personal information and if they are taking steps to become compliant, and more.

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