Virgin’s accessing of hotel CCTV after employee’s Grindr hookup raises privacy concerns, legal experts say

Virgin Australia sacked cabin crew member Dylan Macnish after accessing hotel CCTV footage and room swipecard records which revealed he had organised a Grindr hookup. Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP

Virgin Australia may have invaded the privacy of a cabin crew member when it accessed hotel CCTV footage and room swipecard records which revealed he had organised a Grindr hookup, legal experts say.

The Fair Work Commission in August overturned the sacking of the crew member, Dylan Macnish, after two separate incidents in 2023. Experts say the case raises serious questions about the extent of workplace surveillance.