employee’s right to privacy

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

July 21, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Penalties and Fines, Pensions and Benefits, Union Relations

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: A case where an employee was denied entitlement to ongoing WSIB benefits because of a pre-existing back condition; an income tax folio on benefits and allowances received, published by the CRA; a case that deals with an employer’s ability to randomly test for drugs and alcohol.

drugs and alcohol testing, employee's right to privacy, employment benefits and allowances, employment law, Irving test, loss of earnings benefits, pre-existing condition, risks of injury in the workplace, safety issues in the workplace, tax treatment of benefits and allowances, work accident, Work Transition program, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, WSIB benefits