Employer monitoring

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

March 7, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Union Relations

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with whether an employer had the right to terminate an employee’s employment without notice , how a government employee alleged discrimination on the basis of disability and the Ontario Labour Relations Board’s decision permitting the use of telematic devices to monitor company vehicles.

Alberta Employment Standards, breach of employment contract, discrimination, discrimination on the basis of disability, duty to accommodate, egregious conduct, employee terminated improperly without notice, employee termination, Employer monitoring, employment contract, employment law, Human rights grievance, legitimate business reasons, Ontario Labour Relations Board, right to privacy, telematics devices, termination, termination without notice, terminations, use of company vehicles, working hours, workplace accommodation, workplace investigation, workplace surveillance

Web surfing during work – it is better for employers to take a reasonable approach

August 19, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Human Resources

New research suggests that it may be wise for employers to take a reasonable approach when dealing with issues of employee web surfing during work; in fact, by banning it outright and excessively patrolling the workplace, employers may cause more harm than good.

Emails, employee browsing, employee conduct and behaviour, employee productivity, employee surveillance, Employer monitoring, employment law, Internet, policies and procedures, social media, social networking, Web surfing, web surfing during work, workplace policies

Slaw: Employer monitoring employees with GPS tracking

April 26, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Safety is the expressed justification that’s driving the use of GPS in the workplace; however, from what was explained, most employers’ use goes beyond safety. Frankly, I was taken aback by the lengths to which employers are going to track the whereabouts and activities of their employees in the name of safety.