Privacy
Video Surveillance at Work
The use of video cameras in the workplace is on the rise. There may be many reasons an employer is interested in installing cameras in the workplace, such as monitoring employee misconduct, protecting company property, and ensuring employee safety. Whatever the reason for installing cameras, employers must ensure that they comply with privacy laws.
Social Media Policies in the Workplace: Tips
The various Canadian decisions and recent events demonstrate the need for both employees and employers to understand how social networking fits into traditional employment and labour concepts. Social media policies need to be integrated into companies’ existing policies on protection of privacy and confidential information, workplace safety, conduct in the workplace and discipline.
Social Media Policies in the Workplace: Case Studies
The use of social media in the workplace has exploded in recent years and employers are struggling to keep up. With easier accessibility to the internet, the popularity of smart phones and the introduction of new social media outlets, it is not surprising.
Social Media in the World of Employment Law
With websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln, , Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch etc., our daily montage of comments, observations, celebrations, drunken debauchery, frustrations, relationship woes and what we ate for breakfast are now more public than ever before. But how does this online instant publication translate into the world of workplace law?
Privacy in the Workplace
Comprehensive legislation concerning privacy and access to information has been in place for several years, but it is often overlooked by employers. It is important to consider the impact such legislation has on information you may have about your employees, customers, competitors or the general public. Below, we outline the existing legislation, recent amendments, and possible changes to the federal privacy regime in future.
Employee Privacy? What Privacy?
The scope of an employee’s right to privacy with respect to their workplace computer has been an increasingly contentious issue. In R v. Cole, a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), the Court tackled this issue within the context of a constitutional challenge on the admissibility of evidence in a criminal trial.