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About Spring Law

SpringLaw is a virtual Canadian boutique law firm, practicing exclusively in the areas of employment, labour and human rights law. We work with a wide range of employers - from global companies with operations in Canada, to local owner-operators and start-ups - advising on the wide range of legal issues that arise out of the workplace, particularly workplaces in the tech and creative space. We also provide legal and strategic advice to employees throughout their employment journey. Blog posts are written by Marnie Baizley, Jessyca Greenwood, Deidre Khayamian, Danielle Murray, Hilary Page and Lisa Stam.

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Tattleware to track remote employees

“Tattleware” or software that somehow tracks employees’ actions has seen a rise in popularity (thank you pandemic) and recently been in the news after an Alberta woman was fired after refusing to download an app that would allow her employer to tell when she was at work.

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Should I let my employees work from anywhere?

There has been lots of buzz in the news about employees deciding that since they are working from home anyway, they may as well skip winter and do so from Mexico! Employers asked to authorize working by the beach wonder, is this cause for concern? Maybe and maybe not. There’s lots to consider.

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Social media as a hiring tool

As the practice of vetting job candidates through review of their social media presence becomes more prevalent, especially in industries and businesses oriented around interactive digital technologies, the question of whether employers are legally entitled to do so becomes an increasingly relevant one.

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