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'Reputational risk': Immigration NZ staff dismissed for derogatory messages

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 12 Dec 2024, 10:05am
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'Reputational risk': Immigration NZ staff dismissed for derogatory messages

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 12 Dec 2024, 10:05am

An employment expert says there's a balance between free speech and unprofessionalism when dismissing staff for making inappropriate comments. 

16 Immigration NZ staff have been disciplined for derogatory messages about visa applicants on Teams. 

10 workers have been either dismissed or issued a formal warning already. 

Max Whitehead told Andrew Dickens employers need to be careful of free speech. 

He says people are entitled to say what they want to some extent, but an employer is likely to be reactive to comments. 

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