People have been fired for watching the livestream of the Christchurch mosque shooting at their workplace. He says their colleagues were surprised and upset to find out their workers were watching such a horrific video on the job. Byrne says at least one person has been fired for watching the video while other employees were around - and others have been let go for sharing it with workmates. Employment lawyer dubiousEmployment lawyer Jennifer Mills says she thinks the sackings for watching the Christchurch clip at work could be challenged. "I'm aware of a lot of employees trying to get access to this content out of concern," she says.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2019 20:26 UTC