surveillance

Surveillance in the workplace

March 11, 2020 Lisa Stam, Spring Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Privacy and Security, 0

Workplace privacy is an evolving and somewhat muddy area of law. In Ontario, our key employment law statutes, the Employment Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, are silent on the issue of privacy. Yet surveillance is ubiquitous.

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Privacy Commissioner of Canada provides guidance on inappropriate data practices

June 4, 2018 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Privacy and Security

The Privacy Commissioner has outlined several “No-Go Zones”, and organizations are recommended to avoid collection, use and disclosure of personal information for these inappropriate purposes.

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Employers may not be able to conduct Facebook checks on prospective employees

September 3, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring

I just read an interesting article saying that Germany may be the first to pass a law making it illegal for prospective employers to spy on applicants’ private postings on Facebook. Do you think this type of law could ever be passed in Canada?

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What to do about employee theft

February 4, 2010 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Have you experienced theft at your business? Who did it—an outsider, a new hire or the long-term employee you’d never have suspected? It could be any of them, and you shouldn’t be surprised if it’s the latter.

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