Employment lawyer warns workers to think twice on teams

An employment lawyer says workers should think twice before writing to colleagues on any platform, including chat apps such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, or even Facebook messenger. Eight staff at Immigration NZ have been stood down after a series of what agency is calling "inappropriate and unprofessional Teams chats" were discovered while investigating an unrelated complaint. Immigration head, Alison McDonald, says the comments appear to be in breach of MBIE's Code of Conduct, which includes expectations staff are professional and objective in their language, actions, and interactions. Employment lawyer Barbara Buckett spoke to Corin Dann.