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Tattleware to track remote employees

“Tattleware” or software that somehow tracks employees’ actions has seen a rise in popularity (thank you pandemic) and recently been in the news after an Alberta woman was fired after refusing to download an app that would allow her employer to tell when she was at work.

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Required postings in the age of remote work

PolicyPro has a great Postings tool that provides all the required postings, as well as other important postings that may be pertinent to your workplace. Whenever the government releases a new posting, it’s added or updated under the Postings tab in PolicyPro.

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Working from home report: productivity

On April 1, 2021, Statistics Canada released a report regarding working from home and worker productivity. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant increase in telework that has taken place since mid-March 2020, the report focused on questions involving the extent of productivity, barriers to productivity, and preferences concerning post-pandemic work.

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