Privacy in the workplace for employees - Refresher (AU)

Duration: 17 minutes

Overview: This refresher course covers privacy in the Australian workplace under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). You'll learn what counts as personal information and sensitive information, including the recent OAIC guidance on tracking and identification technology, and how the Australian Privacy Principles protect individuals. You'll also learn what's actually true - and what's a myth - about privacy at work, including email, browsing and social media, along with recent and upcoming changes to privacy law.

Why is this course important? More personal information is collected now than ever before, and privacy breaches carry increasing legal and financial risk - including a right for individuals to sue for serious breaches, criminal penalties for doxxing, and civil penalties of up to $50 million for organisations. Understanding what personal information is, and how privacy law applies to your own conduct at work, helps you avoid unintentionally putting yourself or your organisation at risk.

Suitable for: All employees in Australian organisations who need an efficient introduction to workplace privacy, whether completing this training for the first time or refreshing existing knowledge.

Managers and supervisors with additional responsibilities for collecting, using and disclosing personal information should instead complete Privacy in the workplace for managers (AU) - Refresher.

Online Assessment: Yes

Workplace Activities: None

Disclaimer: In the event of discrepancy between this course and documents specific to your workplace, the documents specific to your workplace should be applied. OmniaCapture is not responsible to you or anyone else for any loss suffered in connection with the use of this information. You should seek legal or other professional advice before acting or relying on any of the information contained in this training module.