Canadian anti-spam legislation
August 25, 2014 Stringer LLP Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Penalties and Fines, Privacy and Security
Your employee is on Facebook over her lunch break, when she notices that her friend’s brother is the President of a start-up that could likely use your company’s services. She retrieves his email address from Facebook and sends him an email from her company email account, looking to arrange a coffee meeting to catch up and perhaps talk business. This scenario is one of many vulnerabilities facing Canadian employers since the coming into force of the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation
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May 14, 2012 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Privacy and Security
Industry Canada and the CRTC have prepared final spam regulations, but Industry’s are undergoing a second round of consultation. The minister has revised the estimated time: “the anti-spam legislation is expected to take effect next year”…
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January 10, 2012 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Payroll, Privacy and Security
Like most of you, I’m sure, I was extra busy before Christmas last year, and to top it all off, I got sick and had to leave some things unfinished. So I couldn’t bring you this brief round-up of things that happened in the last three months of 2011, much of which has to do with technology and how employers will use it to interact with employees and customers. But it’s a new year and I’ve recovered from my illness and my holidays, so without further ado…
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November 28, 2011 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Privacy and Security
The latest info from Industry Canada has the new anti-spam legislation coming into force in early 2012. The consultation period is over, and the government will now finalize the regulations that organizations will have to follow.
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Very interesting. I think your initial reaction was probably correct. The shareholder agreement cannot exist in a vacuum. It's part of the overall employment contract. – Aug 19, 11:57 PM
Year-end round-up
January 10, 2012 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Payroll, Privacy and Security
Like most of you, I’m sure, I was extra busy before Christmas last year, and to top it all off, I got sick and had to leave some things unfinished. So I couldn’t bring you this brief round-up of things that happened in the last three months of 2011, much of which has to do with technology and how employers will use it to interact with employees and customers. But it’s a new year and I’ve recovered from my illness and my holidays, so without further ado…
Anti-spam bill, Canadian anti-spam legislation, cloud computing, copyright, Copyright Modernization Act, ECPA, facebook, Facebook comments as evidence, Facebook evidence, FISA, just cause to quit, no reasonable alternative to leaving the employment, online sales, online targeting, online tracking, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, profiling, public disclosure, social media, social networking, workplace conflict, Workplace Injury Tribunal