invasion of privacy

Video surveillance and the workplace – Part 2

April 20, 2012 David Hyde Human Resources, Privacy and Security

A mixture of incognizance and apathy often prevails in the private sector when it comes to understanding and applying legal privacy considerations in the installation and use of video cameras…

access to information, Alberta, British Columbia, collection of personal information, data storage, employment law, invasion of privacy, need for video surveillance, ontario, OPC, Personal Information Protection Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPA, PIPEDA, Privacy Commissioner, privacy controls, Privacy in the workplace, privacy law, Private sector, private sector privacy legislation, scope creep, security override, surveillance notification, video, video cameras, video surveillance, video surveillance policy

What’s reasonable when assessing an employee’s fitness to return to work?

March 6, 2012 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Union Relations

When an employee refused to disclose any medical details prior to returning to work following a leave of absence due to mental disability, the employer was left without the necessary knowledge to determine her fitness to return to her pre-disability leave position and if accommodation was required…