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Issue No. 126 | 01 March 2002 |
I Don�t Like Sprouts
Interview: Clean Hands Corporate: Out of Asia Unions: Tears, Real And Crocodile, At The Ansett Wake Economics: Labour�s Capital: Individual Or Collective? History: Mardi Gras: The Biggest Labour Festival? International: Driving A Hard Bargain Review: In Bed With a Sub-Machine Gun Satire: Whitlam Forgives Kerr: "At Least He Didn't Dismiss A Rape Victim" Poetry: Dear Mother
Some Light Reflects Off Ansett Net Porn Highlights Privacy Lag Mad Monk To Float Down Oxford Street Govt Breaches Its Own Guidelines Sartor Policies Irk Council Workers Service Fee Push Hots Up in Qld Casino Workers Show Their Hands Hotel Bosses Have Full House But Cry Poor Airport Screeners Win Training Rights CFMEU Korean Activist Honoured Support For Fijian Union Battle
The Soapbox The Locker Room Week in Review
Well Done, Splitter Repeating History
Labor Council of NSW |
News Net Porn Highlights Privacy Lag
Premier Bob Carr made the announcement after being embarrassed by a report that three employees had been suspended for 18 months and their cases had still not been dealt with. While condemning the transmission of pornography over the Net, Labor Council secretary John Robertson says the issue is broader and needs to be dealt with in that way. "We have a report from the NSW Law Reform Commission on the issue that has been gathering dust for nearly 12 months," Robertson says. "If the government is serious about wiping out these practices it needs to address them through a broader privacy policy that makes it clear pornography is not acceptable." The Law reform Commission report called for a ban on covert surveillance of workplace emails and web usage. Knee-Jerk Announcement Public Service Association general secretary Maurie O'Sullivan says the Premier's stand-down announcement is a knee-jerk denial of natural justice. O'Sullivan says there are "many and divided opinions as to what constitutes pornography".
"Recently some public sector employees who had been dismissed for allegedly transmitting pornography were reinstated to their jobs because of the failure of their Department to quickly investigate and resolve the issue.
"The present situation in DOCS commenced in May, 2000, and investigations began in September, 2000. It is ridiculous, absolutely infuriatingly ridiculous, for investigations to take so long and for people to be kept in abeyance for such a cruel and protracted period."
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