Nov 23 – Privacy Law in the Workplace
Date: November 23, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Jill Wilkie Register Here to register for this webinar. Use discount code “OHSIVIP21” to attend for free. In Canada, three overlapping regimes govern privacy […]
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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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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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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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Reopening Your Business In A Pandemic: Privacy Concerns Related To Precautions
Reopening your store can create new privacy considerations For many businesses, the personal information of its customers is crucial to providing goods and services. Certain information is simply necessary to complete […]
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Advancing Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Initiatives Through Employee Surveys
In the spring of 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement sparked conversations around the world about systemic racism and unconscious bias. Businesses have been re-evaluating their diversity, equity and inclusion […]
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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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COVID-19 Vaccinations: Moving The Needle On Return To Work Planning
With the hope that the COVID-19 vaccine will be more readily available to Canadians in the coming months, employers are beginning to consider what the vaccine rollout means for return […]
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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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Privacy In 2021: Developments You Should Watch Out For
All indications are that the evolution of privacy laws and their impact will continue to evolve, perhaps even at a greater pace, in 2021. In celebrating Privacy Day, January 28, 2021, […]
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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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Ask The Expert: Can You Give Supervisors a Copy of an Employee’s Contract?
You generally don’t need consent to disclose employment contracts that don’t contain personal information. QUESTION A supervisor and an employee are having a dispute over whether an employee is contractually required to […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE – Vaccinations And Employee Privacy
On December 11, 2020 the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan (the "OIPC") released an advisory on questions regarding vaccines for organizations, employers and health trustees (the […]
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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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Can You Require Employees to Get a Flu or COVID Shot?
Mandatory vaccination policies are allowed under 4 conditions Bottom Line on Top: Yes, a mandatory flu vaccination policy is legally justifiable as long as: It’s a necessary health and safety measure […]
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Pandemic & Privacy During the Flu Season
The difference between flu and coronavirus for purposes of workplace infection control and compliance. First the good news: The policies and procedures that you’ve put into place to prevent COVID-19 infection […]
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The 11 Things You Need to Know If You Require Employees to Be Tested for COVID-19
Does mandatory workplace COVID-19 testing make sense for your organization? In normal times, requiring employees to undergo medical testing of any kind is highly problematic. However, privacy, human rights and other […]
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How to Create a Legally Sound COVID-19 Testing Policy
Mandatory COVID-19 testing is less intrusive than mandatory vaccination A few months ago, everybody was asking if mandatory vaccination policies were legal; now the question has become whether not to having […]
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Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Policy
A template for testing either instead of or in addition to mandatory vaccination. More and more provinces are requiring government workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But current vaccine mandates generally […]
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Model COVID-19 Case Notification Form
Discovering that one of your employees has a confirmed case of COVID-19 puts you into a dilemma. Under public health guidelines, employers are supposed to report the case to provincial […]
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Letting People Know an Employee Has COVID-19 without Violating the Victim’s Privacy Quiz
SITUATION You’ve gone to heroic lengths to prevent COVID-19 infection in your workplace. So, the call notifying you that one of your employees, Ann Feckted, has tested positive for the […]
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Privacy Quiz
QUESTION Can an employee voluntarily give up any expectations of privacy in the workplace by consenting or agreeing through a waiver procedure to effect that purpose? ANSWER Some employers may take the position […]
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Employee Surveillance: What’s “Reasonable”?
A recent decision from the British Columbia Privacy Commissioner should remind employers that simply having a valid purpose for the collection and use of employee personal information does not necessarily […]
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Spot the Privacy Violation Quiz
SITUATION Khantay Jeuss notifies her supervisor that she’s just tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. The supervisor orders her to go home immediately, talk to a doctor and stay in self-isolation for […]
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Back to Work: The Future of the Workplace Post COVID-19
Date: May 27, 2020 Time: 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT Presenter: Anthony Panacci, Associate, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP About the Webinar While provinces continue to operate under a state of emergency, employers […]
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Workplace Surveillance Quiz
Can Employer Install Workplace Surveillance Cameras SITUATION A company installs video surveillance cameras in its parking lots in response to a rash of theft and vandalism incidents. Although employees aren’t the target, […]
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