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8 tips on keeping an investigation confidential

October 11, 2019 Rubin Thomlinson LLP Employee Relations, HR and Technology, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Privacy and Security, 0

Investigations contain sensitive material that must always be kept confidential, a standard which has been adopted in the Ministry of Labour’s Code of Practice.

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Ontario amends pension legislation to address electronic beneficiary designations

May 21, 2019 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, HR and Technology, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Privacy and Security, 0

While legislation existing prior to the introduction of section 30.1.1 (namely, the SLRA and Electronic Commerce Act (Ontario) (ECA)) may be reasonably interpreted to already permit electronic beneficiary designations in pension and certain other contexts, it did not contain an express provision addressing the point.

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Slaw: Banning teachers from communicating with their students on social media

September 15, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

In the age of social media like Facebook and Twitter, school administrators are asking whether such electronic communication is appropriate between students and teachers. They are wondering where boundaries for such communication should be placed. Many school boards are choosing a strict path, forbidding or restricting any communication via social media between students and teachers.

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Anti-spam bill receives royal assent

January 17, 2011 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Privacy and Security

The Anti-spam bill places restrictions on the type of unsolicited communications organizations can send. You will only be allowed to send commercial electronic messages if the recipient has given express or implied consent. A commercial electronic message is one whose purpose is “to encourage participation in a commercial activity”…

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