September 05, 2018 by Stefanie Chimienti in Human Rights, Privacy
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Bill 148 Webinar Series: What Employers Need to Know about Sexual or Domestic Violence Leave

As part of the overhaul of Ontario’s labour and employment legislation, effective January 1, 2018, employees are now entitled to a new job-protected leave of absence – sexual or domestic violence leave. This statutory leave of absence is part of the government’s effort to end gender-based violence as it requires

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August 09, 2018 by Rachel Kattapuram in Privacy
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An Employer’s Guide to Privacy in the Workplace

Privacy and data protection concerns are at an all time high. With tech giants under scrutiny for large-scale privacy breaches, much of the recent media attention has focused on companies’ handling of client or consumer personal information. However, looming equally large are concerns regarding employers’ handling (and mishandling) of employee

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April 10, 2017 by Sabrina Serino in English, Labour, Ontario, Privacy
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Court Allows the TTC to Implement Random Drug and Alcohol Testing

In a recent decision, the Honourable Justice Marrocco of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied the request of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 and Robert Kinnear (the “Applicants”) to restrain the TTC from conducting the random drug and alcohol testing of its employees.

The random testing applies to TTC

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September 20, 2013 by Catherine Coulter in English, National, Privacy
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Technology in the Workplace

I have trouble programming my television and need my teenage daughter to lend a hand.  I also know that I […]

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September 04, 2012 by Employment and Labor Group in British Columbia, English, Human Rights, Privacy
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Wither ‘Big Brother’? B.C. Privacy Commissioner Reins-in Government of British Columbia Criminal Record Checks

In keeping with her stance on overly-invasive employee background checks, British Columbia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued […]

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