third parties

Principle of accountability under PIPEDA

January 9, 2017 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Privacy and Security, Training and Development

Under Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), there is nothing that prevents organizations from outsourcing the processing of data inside or outside of Canada—however, organizations must take all reasonable steps to protect that information from unauthorized uses and disclosures when it is in the hands of third party processors. This is where accountability, the first principle in PIPEDA, comes in; and there are obligations to meet regarding training staff that are highly relevant.

accountability, employment law, outsourced data, personal information, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, PIPEDA principles, privacy policy, third parties

Is training a wise investment?

January 9, 2012 Andrew Lawson Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights, Training and Development

Valuable information can come from diverse sources. Consider this case I uncovered via the daily commuter newspaper: a female employee complained that a third-party service provider harassed her. The incident took place on the employer’s premises, but the alleged harasser was not employed directly by the employer. He was employed by the company that serviced the company’s office photocopiers…

harassment, harassment prevention policy, harassment training, human rights tribunal, sexual harassment, third parties, Wamsley v. Ed Green Blueprinting, workplace harassment, workplace harassment investigations