Hey, that's my info: Privacy in Business
New Zealand’s Privacy Act requires businesses to comply with certain privacy ‘principles’ when collecting, keeping and using personal information. The 2025 Human Rights Review Tribunal’s decision in Cummings v KAM Transport LTD shows how these principles can be breached if proper precautions aren’t taken. In the case the employee, Mr Cummings, was asked to undergo a drug test in his employment. When he initially refused, KAM suspended him from work. He later returned after completing and passing a drug test,…
