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Employer monitoring

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read March 7, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

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.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / 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

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read August 19, 2011

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

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.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations / 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

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read April 26, 2011

Slaw: Employer monitoring employees with GPS tracking

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.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Health and Safety, Privacy / business-related driving hazards, Employer monitoring, employment law, global positioning systems, GPS tracking, hazard assessment, hazards specific to your workplace environment, joint health and safety committee, Managing hazards, monitoring employees with GPS tracking, risk management, safety, vehicles that are considered a workplace, workplace hazards, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

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