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A workplace is a location where someone works for his or her employer, a place of employment. Such a place can range from a home office to a large office building or factory. For industrialized societies, the workplace is one of the most important social spaces other than the home, constituting "a central concept for several entities: the worker and his/her family, the employing organization, the customers of the organization, and the society as a whole". The development of new communication technologies have led to the development of the virtual workplace, a workplace that is not located in any one physical space.

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    Workplace Drug Testing

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    Retaliation in the workplace

    Our supervisors, manager and boss/owner at our motel resort have totally ignored a bullying/harrassment complaint made by my co-worker. I'm stuck in with it now because I backed her up about the bully. One of the wanna-be supervisors had an argument with me about it in front of everyone and now...
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    NSW Sexual harassment compensation

    Hi, just wondering how to appropriately go about requesting damages for a sexual harassment claim where HR of the company I worked for was in breach of 3 different policies? This is noted in an official document but I’m not sure how or what to request in a formal letter
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    NSW What Legal Service is Available to Witness an Event to Prevent Workplace Harassment , Malice or Incompetence?

    I have an event scheduled in the future where some professionals are to ask me some questions for a thesis defence. I have had some previous experience where staff members at another university bullied me and repeatedly lied and asked some sophistic questions to undermine my performance. Is...
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    WA Workplace complaint

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    QLD Advice needed. Employer has installed CCTV cameras with audio at workplace.

    I work in a Brisbane city business where my boss has installed 3 x CCTV cameras with audio. We know he using these cameras to listen in to conversations. My understanding is the audio recording is illegal (as is the video since he doesn’t have signs up). Am I right to assume this and what is...
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    NSW Audio Surveillance in Workplace

    I work in a small cafe/bar. My employer has several cameras connected to the internet. She regularly watches us online. I guess that's ok, uncomfortable but ok. She just wants to check up on the place. However it has become clear that these cameras have audio capabilities as she will call or...
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