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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 5 Minutes Read October 6, 2015

Digital Privacy Act is now law

The Digital Privacy Act (Bill S-4) passed into law, introducing (among other things) significant fines and mandatory breach notification (not yet in force) into the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Privacy / commercial activities, confidentiality, Digital Privacy Act, mandatory breach notification, personal information, personal information online, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy breach, privacy policies, security safeguards.

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read July 29, 2013

Employee dismissed for cause after breach of privacy policy

In Steel v. Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, the Supreme Court of British Columbia upheld the termination of an employee on a with cause basis after the employee breached the bank’s confidentiality policy

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Privacy / bank’s confidentiality policy, breach of privacy policy, confidentiality, credit union, damages, Employee dismissed for cause, employee handbook, employees’ personal folders, HR Department, Human Resources, internal technical support, IT department, job duties, just cause, management, performance review process, permission, policies and procedures, policies and protocols, policy manual, terminate an employee without notice or pay in lieu thereof, termination of an employee, wrongful dismissal

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read June 4, 2013

Do you need a social media policy?

It is understandably frustrating for employers and human resources managers to try keep up with social media trends. It seems that as soon as employers (or anyone over the age of 25) has figured out the latest social media tool, the masses have moved on to the next one. Likewise it is almost impossible to amend or adapt a “social media” policy with each shift in trend.

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Privacy / conduct and behaviour, confidentiality, employee handbook, employment law, Google, human resources managers, invasion of privacy, job candidates, marketing strategy, offer of employment, online, policy and procedures, policy manual, privacy policy, recruiters, recruitment and selection policy, social media, social media policy, social media research of candidates, social media trends, social networking sites, workplace harassment

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