Now that that's out of the way, do you know the correct term for a court ruling that forces you to hand over your Facebook pictures and bank statements to your boss? Stupid and poorly thought out. Sadly, that's what happened to an Air New Zealand flight attendant this week. Gina Kensington lost her job after the airline accused her of falsely claiming two days of sick leave in March. Ms Kensington said she needed the leave to look after her sister. She took her case to the New Zealand Employment Relations Authority, who ordered her to give Air New Zealand access to her private accounts to "test the veracity" of her explanation for taking time off. I'm sure the ERA meant well, but the case sets a worrying precedent. It's going to greatly hearten employers who want to snoop on their employees about what they're doing in their own time. And besides, the onus should be on the employer to provide evidence that the sick leave was in fact misused. There should be some very clear barriers about what employers can reasonably expect to see.
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