Privacy Law in the Workplace
Recorded Date: November 23, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Jill Wilkie Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount […]
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Global Remote Working – What Employers Need To Know
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and engage with each other. While we anticipate a return to the office for many workers […]
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Does Your Workplace Harassment Policy Need a Digital Makeover?
You can't fight digital harassment with an analog policy. You might think that employees are less vulnerable to workplace harassment when they work from home. But you’d be wrong. Since the […]
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Code of Conduct for Virtual Meetings
Harassment-wise, the virtual meeting has become the digital equivalent to the holiday office party. Far from eliminating workplace harassment, telecommuting has only caused it to morph into digital forms. As a […]
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The 10 Most Important HR Compliance Cases of 2021 (So Far)
Key cases focused on COVID as well as drug testing, discrimination and other perennial HR issues. Halfway through 2021, courts across Canada have issued a number of extremely important case rulings […]
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Do you actually own the IP generated by your Canadian employees?
Employees are the source of some of their employer’s most valuable intangible assets, that is, intellectual property assets. For this reason, it is usually in a business’s best interest to […]
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Avoid Privacy Pitfalls When Remotely Monitoring Telecommuter Productivity
You can track their productivity but you can’t spy on employees who work from home. Before the pandemic, 82% of Canadian employees worked primarily from an external workplace; today, only 27% […]
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Policy for Remote Monitoring of Telecommuters
Get right to use software to monitor productivity of employees who work from home. Letting employees telecommute poses significant HR challenges to organizations, not the least of which is ensuring that […]
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Online Harms: Federal Government Announces New Rules And Regulator
On March 31, 2021, the Government of Canada unveiled new measures to combat online "harms" including hate speech. The announcement was made in an online interview with Heritage Minister Steven […]
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Personal Internet Use During Work Is Time Theft and Just Cause to Terminate
Was excessive web-surfing during work hours time theft justifying termination of a receptionist after 7 years of discipline-free service? The Québec arbitrator said yes. In addition to violating company policy, […]
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Ontario Court Recognizes New Online Harassment Tort
If a new Ontario court ruling holds up on appeal, victims of online harassment will be able to sue their tormentors for money damages. Current laws don’t expressly protect people […]
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Think Before You App
Self-isolation, stay-at-home orders, and lockdowns have changed the way we live during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many of us work remotely, limit face-to-face interactions, and stay indoors, we are reaching […]
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Protect Against Liability Under New Online Harassment Tort
Employees who get bullied and harassed online may now be able to sue for money damages Current laws don’t expressly protect people from internet harassment, although victims may have legal remedies […]
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10 HR Policies You Should Audit Right Now
HR laws are changing fast--ensure your key policies are up to date and legally sound. The pandemic may have distracted attention from key employment law and societal changes taking place in […]
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Canada’s New Privacy Regime In Alberta
While most of us will remember 2020 as the year of the pandemic, privacy nerds (they do exist) will also remember a year of large-scale federal and provincial privacy reforms […]
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Why Your Website Needs A Privacy Policy And Terms Of Use
Organizations with an online presence should ensure that they have an effective Privacy Policy and Terms of Use in place to comply with applicable privacy and consumer protection laws. A Privacy […]
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Are There Limits To A Professional’s Freedom Of Expression In His Or Her Personal Life?
Professionals have ethical obligations and must respect them in all spheres of their lives, even in their private lives. While they enjoy the protection of the same constitutional rights and […]
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Drivers Can’t Bring Class Action Against Uber for Hacking Attack
In 2016, Uber was the victim of a hacking attack that compromised files containing personal information on the company’s drivers and customers. A group of those victims teamed up to […]
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Not Just “Sticks And Stones”
Not Just "Sticks And Stones": Ontario Recognizes A New Tort Of Online Harassment We have all heard the saying: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt […]
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Hiding Behind A Screen: Ontario Recognizes A New Cause Of Action For Internet Harassment
In re-examining the balance of freedom of speech and the law of defamation in the Internet age, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has recently recognized a new tort for […]
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Home Office Deduction – When Is A Meeting Not A Meeting?
Home office deduction - When is a meeting not a meeting? In December the CRA announced new guidance for employees deducting home office expenses. These changes are likely to be welcomed […]
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Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA): Increasing Accountability And Transparency
In a recent MT Cybersecurity Blog, we discussed Bill C-11, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (the "CPPA"), which was introduced on November 17, 2020, by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry with […]
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Employee Privacy And Disciplinary Actions
Employers should have strong privacy management programs in place and should consider potential privacy issues when making disciplinary decisions. Generally, employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy on workplace computers and […]
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Employee Privacy And Disciplinary Actions
Employers should have strong privacy management programs in place and should consider potential privacy issues when making disciplinary decisions. Generally, employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy on workplace computers and […]
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The Tort Of Internet Harassment: A New Tort With An Extraordinary Remedy
In a landmark decision in Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 (the "Decision"), the Superior Court of Justice recognized the common law tort of internet harassment-proclaiming itself the first common law court outside […]
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How to Regulate Employee Social Networking Activity – Both On-and Off-Duty
The things employees say on social networks can do serious harm to your business. What’s At Stake: The Damage Employees Can Do on Social Media On November 27, with the state of […]
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Employee Social Media Use Policy
The centerpiece of your effort to curb social media abuses is to establish and consistently enforce a social networking policy that addresses these activities. Make sure your policy is realistic. […]
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Safety First! New Canadian Cloud Security Guidance Is Issued
In early June the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCC) released four critical sets of guidelines for acquiring secure cloud services. While the CCC — Canada's federal cyber security organization operating under the Communications […]
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Computer – Internet – Social Media Quiz
QUESTION Whatever an employee does his or her own time after leaving the workplace with respect to his or her own social media platform use and using a personal account is […]
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HR Happy Hour 170 – Driving Performance with Technology
HR Happy Hour 170 - Driving Performance with Technology Recorded Thursday August 15, 2013 This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese sat down with Tom Porter, Director of Human Resources and Administration, Kawasaki […]
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