Air New Zealand has forced a sacked flight attendant to hand over copies of her Facebook pages and bank accounts to show what she was doing when she claimed sick leave.
Gina Kensington was dismissed after she took sick leave in March to look after her sister.
She took her case to the Employment Relations Authority, where Air NZ asked to see her Facebook pages and bank accounts for the two days concerned.
Ms Kensington argued she shouldn't have to hand over the details as Air NZ didn't have them when it sacked her and there was an expectation of privacy about personal and financial information.
However, the ERA agreed she should supply copies, saying the details could be relevant.
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Ms Kensington was forced to hand over the information but the court has not yet made a decision on whether she was fairly sacked.
The Facebook and bank account demand is a step further than that of the case of Gisborne man Bruce Taiapa.
Mr Taiapa was sacked by his employer when he took sick leave for a week but was seen in a photo on Facebook at a school canoeing carnival in Rotorua.
The ERA ruled the sacking was justified because the employer had a reasonable suspicion he wasn't ill.
