Hi all, I need some help figuring this out. My job’s HR manager doesn’t have a private office because she shares it with another employee who is not an HR employee. This other employee can easily sit elsewhere, but instead sits inside of the HR office. Because of this, there is no way to have a private/confidential conversation with HR. The HR manager speaks to most employees outside her door/in the hallway where other employees and customers walk past.
I brought up my concern to my direct boss/part owner of the company who disregarded my concern and said I can always ask HR to have a private conversation via email. This wouldn’t work for the majority of the company’s employees because they work in a warehouse and thus have no email or phone to ask for a private meeting with HR unless they are using their own. The inaccessibility to HR seems wrong (like illegal wrong). I can’t find anything online that states whether or not it is illegal or against some HIPAA regulation for there to be no private space to talk to HR. Any help or resources are appreciated!