Abstract
This dissertation aims to answer whether current legal frameworks governing employer surveillance of workers whilst working in New Zealand are sufficient to protect workers' rights to privacy and, if not, what legal reform would best remedy this insufficiency. Part One discusses how the right to privacy in the context of work ought to be conceptualised, aiming to show that workers normatively ought to have legal protection of their right to privacy whilst working, despite historic justifications for undercutting it. Part Two explains what the current legal framework in New Zealand governing worker surveillance is, seeking to show that it is insufficient to protect workers' rights to privacy. Part Three explores options for legal reform, comparatively analysing New Zealand's legal framework with that of the European Union and Australia. Specifically, Part Three aims to show that the best reform option is a specific Act catered to workplace surveillance. Overall, this dissertation will show that the current legal framework is a bleak one for workers seeking protection, that requires reform of targeted legislation to remedy.