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By SpringLaw | 3 Minutes Read September 14, 2023

Tech at termination: Can I read my employee’s email after they leave?

You have just terminated an employee and must now decide what to do with their email accounts, laptop data, DMs, personal folders on their laptop and all the other digital footprints employees leave every day. This post will focus on employee emails. Whether you fire with or without cause, can you read your employee's emails when they leave?

Article by SpringLaw / Business, Employment Standards, Information Technology, Privacy / company data, company email account, Confidentiality Agreements, data retention, data security, Employee email and computer use, employee monitoring, employment law, intellectual property, privacy law, tech at termination, termination Leave a Comment

By Clear Path Employer Services | 2 Minutes Read November 7, 2012

Social media policy – if you don’t have one, get one!

The story about the Ontario man fired from a retail store due to insensitive online posts about the death of Amanda Todd, is not the first time we've seen a story like this.

Article by Clear Path Employer Services / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Privacy / available 24/7, conduct and behaviour, eight hours a day, Employee email and computer use, employee handbook, Employee policy manual, employees using social media, facebook, hours of work, HR issues, misconduct, outside of business hours, policies and procedures, policy manual, Smarthphones, social media, social media policy, terminations

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