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By Lauren Bride | 3 Minutes Read October 31, 2012

Understanding employee privacy and work-issued computers

Last week, Alison J. Bird wrote for the First Reference Talks blog about the R. v. Cole case, involving a high school teacher who had kept photos of a naked, underage student on his work computer. In the several days, there have been a flurry of news stories calling attention to privacy boundaries employees can expect regarding work-licensed technology.

Article by Lauren Bride / Employee Relations, Privacy / Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers, company IT and employee privacy policies, company policy, Daniel Michaluk, Due diligence, Employee privacy, employee privacy and work-issued computers, employment law, internet browsing history, passwords, personal information, policies around work-issued computers and other electronic devices, privacy boundaries, privacy law, private-sector privacy laws, R. v. Cole, safeguards, Supreme Court of Canada, The Lawyers Weekly, type of digital file, work-licensed technology, workplace policies

By Lauren Bride | 2 Minutes Read October 31, 2012

Providing tax-free shares to forgo employment rights

Interesting employment law developments are happening in the UK. Beginning in April 2013, British employees will be offered a new option in employment contracts, where they may own shares in the company they work for and in exchange, will forgo certain workers' rights.

Article by Lauren Bride / Business, Finance and Accounting / Business, Employee owned shares, employment contracts, employment law, Financial incentives, forgo employment rights, hiring incentives, management, ownership in the company, Payroll, personal financial investment, Profit sharing, redundancy, salary, shares for rights options, shares in the company, tax-free shares, UK, United Kingdom, workplace's financial prosperity, wrongful dismissal

By Michele Glassford | 2 Minutes Read October 30, 2012

Taking our kids to work day scheduled for November 7, 2012

Since 1994 The Learning Partnership, a national charitable organization which promotes a strong public education system in Canada, has spearheaded the Take Our Kids to Work ("TOKTW") program, which is now a Canada-wide program with more than 200,000 Grade 9 (or equivalent) students and over 75,000 employers taking part in 2011. The 2012 TOKTW Day is scheduled for November 7, 2012.

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / 2012, charitable organization, experience real-life workplaces, explore career options, health and safety considerations, importance of staying in school, November 7, parents’ work, public education system, safeguards, Take Our Kids to Work, The Learning Partnership, TOKTW Day, workplace

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