Amazon denies it planned to spy on workers in Sydney to stop them unionising

Experts say company's efforts may not be illegal since Australia's workplace surveillance laws have not kept up with technology

Tech giant Amazon appears to be trying to prevent its workers from unionising in the company's new Western Sydney warehouse - but it may not be against the law. New South Wales Labor's industrial relations spokesperson, Adam Serle, said NSW workplace surveillance laws are outdated and have not kept up with advances in technology.

This week it was reported Amazon had published ads for two jobs in its global security operations team for intelligence analysts that would monitor labour organising threats against the company".