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Work from home expenses

Some employers are choosing to provide employees with work from home allowances or reimbursing them for certain work from home expenses. Where employers are considering this they should ensure that they create clear and fair policies.

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Quebec proposes privacy changes

We may expect to see a shift towards stronger, more protective privacy laws in the near future in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the Alberta PIPA and the British Columbia PIPA.

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29 month break in service ignored in assessing reasonable notice

In Hetherington v Sask Liquor & Gaming Authority (2020 SKQB 110), Mitchell J. had a situation where the plaintiff worked for 19 years for the Sask govt, then quit and worked for another employer for 29 months, then returned to the Sask govt and 10 years later was laid off at age 65.

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