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Employee privacy rights

By SpringLaw | 2 Minutes Read May 13, 2020

Considerations for employers as we return to work

two people workingThe provinces are opening back up and various guidance has been issued to employers regarding how to do so safely, but the virus still exists and it’s still contagious. Governments who have been encouraging people to stay home are now contemplating how to get people to go out when really conditions regarding the virus have not drastically changed. This juxtaposition will have an impact on workplaces.

Article by SpringLaw / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy / Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employee privacy rights, employment law, Ministry of Labour, Return to work, right to refuse dangerous work, right to refuse work, unsafe work, work refusal

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read January 28, 2020

Understanding the differences between GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA – a guide for Canadian businesses

Gone are days of unregulated and untethered data gathering. With the rolling out of the California Consumer Privacy Act, Canadian businesses are now finding themselves navigating a sea awash with a patchwork of extraterritorial legislation

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Privacy / California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, Employee privacy rights, GDPR, penalties, PIPEDA, privacy legislation

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read February 2, 2018

Keeping an eye on employees – Guidance from BC’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

If you decide that you need to keep an eye on your employees, you’ll want to take into consideration this guidance from BC’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Guidance from BC's Office of the Information and Privacy CommissionerAs technology becomes more inexpensive, accessible and ubiquitous, we are seeing an increase in employers’ use of surveillance tools. While workplace monitoring has its benefits, such as providing safety coverage and greater transparency, it can come with risks, including the unlawful collection of employees’ personal information. Recognizing the enhanced role technology plays in the modern workplace, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) recently published two guidance documents to help employers navigate their use of employee surveillance:

  1. “Employee Privacy Rights”, and
  2. “Using Overt Video Surveillance”

As a starting point, the collection, use and disclosure of employee’s personal information accessed by employers is subject to BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of … Continue reading “Keeping an eye on employees – Guidance from BC’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner”

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll, Privacy / Employee privacy rights, employee surveillance, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, guidance from BC's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Personal Information Protection Act

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