workplace surveillance

Video cameras in the workplace – The Vigi Santé Ltée decision: The Court of Appeal weighs in

August 8, 2017 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR and Technology, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Union Relations

The presence of video cameras in the workplace, as well as other measures of surveillance put in place by employers, have generated considerable commentary in recent years in Quebec. Administrative and civil tribunals are increasingly called upon to rule on the legality of these measures which are increasingly accessible to employers, as well as to assess their probative value in the context of the administration of evidence.

Charter of Human Rights and Freedom, employment law, expectation of privacy, privacy law, right to just and reasonable conditions of work, surveillance cameras, video cameras in the workplace, Vigi Santé, workplace surveillance

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

March 7, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Union Relations

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with whether an employer had the right to terminate an employee’s employment without notice , how a government employee alleged discrimination on the basis of disability and the Ontario Labour Relations Board’s decision permitting the use of telematic devices to monitor company vehicles.

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A very expensive case of bad-faith termination and sick pay fraud

April 30, 2010 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

I recently read an interesting case about sick pay fraud and bad-faith termination. After reading the employer’s version of what happened, I was pretty convinced…

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