“..Three more WINZ staff have been fired following a review of Work and Income staff that suggests as many as one-tenth of staff may be inappropriately accessing beneficiaries’ details…”

“..An agency-wide review was ordered in the wake of Fairfax revelations in December that five staff had lost their jobs at the WINZ Manukau office, some for allegedly selling client details to debt collection agencies.

The report, Misuse of Client Information – Review of Work and Income Staff, obtained under the Official Information Act – said the department had audited a random sample of 100 front-line staff.

No criminal activity was detected but nine staff were found to have breached the code of conduct…”

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