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Can an employee be ordered to provide notice of termination?

April 14, 2014 Meghan Ferguson Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring

An employee can be required to provide proper notice of resignation. Failure to do so could result in the employee paying damages to the employer.

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The risks of BYOD policy

June 7, 2012 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Privacy and Security, Training and Development

In the “old” days, employees took whatever their employers gave them when it came to cellphones or personal digital assistants. However, the popularity of devices such as Apple and Android smartphones prompted a backlash from staff demanding to use their product of choice. Many employers, seeing a way to reduce costs, invited employees to “bring your own device”…

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BYOD trend poses immense challenges for organizations

March 7, 2012 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

No, employees aren’t bringing their own alcoholic drinks to work, but they are bringing in their own mobile devices and expecting to use them with their employers’ networks. What does that mean? Well, chances are several (if not many) of a given organization’s employees have personal smartphones or tablet computers, and they probably want to use them to perform work tasks.

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