27 August 2024
NZ | Privacy & Your Employees
Event Recording
5 February 2020
Sam will share his insights into the Privacy Act and in particular how it interacts with employment law. This will be a great session for all employers and managers of staff.
Areas that Sam will cover include:
- The Privacy Act 1993 and the information privacy principles as they apply to an employment relationship
- The provision of information and information requests under the Employment Relations Act 2000 and the Privacy Act 1993
- Social media and employees
Provided by
Sam Houliston
Senior Associate at Hesketh Henry
Sam is a senior associate in the Employment Team at Hesketh Henry.
Sam was admitted as a solicitor and barrister of the High Court of New Zealand in 2006, and has previously practised as a health and safety prosecutor, a criminal defence lawyer, and as a general civil litigator.
Sam advises employers and employees on a range of employment issues including health and safety compliance, restructuring processes, restraint of trade and confidentiality issues and employment compliance issues. He represents employer, union and employee clients at mediation, the Authority and in the Employment Court. He is recommended for labour and employment law in the 2019 Legal 500 directory.