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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read December 2, 2015

Lessons from the Saanich spyware fiasco and new privacy laws to be aware of

privacy-actIn our current information age, security over electronic information and protection against unauthorized access is foundational to employers’ businesses. To guard against endlessly multiplying electronic threats, employers must resort to electronic means and, understandably, often resort to broad and comprehensive software to protect their operations. However, the situation involving the District of Saanich earlier this year is a good reminder to all B.C. employers that cyber-protection cannot be used at the expense of employees’ privacy. Moreover, recent amendments to the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which our colleagues posted on here, now make privacy law compliance of even higher importance in the federal sphere, by imposing higher standards and more serious consequences.

In the District of Saanich, shortly after Mayor Richard Atwell was sworn in, he was shocked to discover that the District’s IT department had installed spyware on its staff computers (including his), which … Continue reading “Lessons from the Saanich spyware fiasco and new privacy laws to be aware of”

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Privacy / business’ privacy policies, Digital Act, electronic threats, employee’s consent, employee’s personal information, employment law, guidance from the Privacy Commissioner, implementing IT protections, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, personal information, Privacy breach notification, privacy laws, privacy officer, Saanich spyware complaint

By Earl Altman | 4 Minutes Read January 21, 2014

There is more to a job than compensation

It has always been clear in Ontario law that employers cannot unilaterally alter the most important aspects of the employment contract – compensation, location of work, hours of work – without the employee’s consent or providing adequate advance notice of the change. If it does, it may lead to a claim of constructive dismissal. But what if the change imposed in the contract is not as important as some of these? How can the employee respond to a change in his position that he perceives to be a demotion, even if the title remains the same.

Article by Earl Altman / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / adequate advance notice of the change, canadian employment law, compensation, constructive dismissal, demotion, duty to mitigate, duty to mitigate damages, employee’s consent, employee’s duties and responsibilities, employee’s leadership role, employment contract, employment law, hours of work, location of work, managerial responsibilities, reasonable person test, reassignment

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read January 10, 2014

Can employers publicize terminations via social media? Dallas’ police chief says yes

In the name of transparency and building public confidence in the local police force, Dallas police chief David O. Brown has begun posting announcements of staff terminations and demotions on the social networking services Twitter and Facebook. Chief Brown is surely blazing a trail with the controversial practice, but it remains to be seen whether others will follow—or if it's even legal...

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