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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read June 23, 2015

Changes to police record checks

On June 3, 2015, the Ontario government has tabled Bill 113, Police Record Checks Reform Act to eliminate unnecessary barriers to employment, education and volunteer opportunities resulting from the inappropriate release of non-conviction or mental health information disclosed during a police record check.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / criminal background checks, Criminal record and judicial matters check, Criminal record check, employment law, HRinfodesk, mental health information, ontario, police record check, Police Record Checks Reform Act, release of non-conviction or mental health information, Vulnerable sector check

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read June 18, 2015

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with changes to police record check; non-discriminatory explanation for firing; and ROE Web formats.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy, Union Relations / background check, Criminal record check, discrimination, Dismissal, employment law, firing, HRinfodesk, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, police record check, ROE Web, ROE Web file versions, Service Canada, termination, terminations

By Adam Gorley | 4 Minutes Read April 12, 2013

Theft is no reason to violate an employee’s rights

Imagine you were working as a clerk in a grocery store, and your manager suspected you of stealing some product off the shelf. She has no concrete evidence, only hearsay from a co-worker. An investigation turns up nothing, and you continue working as though nothing had happened. But the manager notified your employer, and your employer added your name to a database of suspected employee thieves, which all sorts of retailers of all sizes subscribe to in order to avoid hiring persons of questionable character.

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / background check, coercion, collect use or disclose personal information, consent, Criminal Record Checks, databases, disclose personal information, discrimination, due process, employee communication, employee theft, employee theft database, employment law, innocent employees can be harmed, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, police record check, policies on employee theft, positive work environment, provincial privacy laws, reasons for employee theft, suspected thefts

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