A Nunavut Arctic College employee who was denied a position based on a poor reference from their former supervisor has won a partial victory in their fight to see what …
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Opinion/CommentaryPrivacy
Tracking apps monitor remote employees’ performance — and invade their privacy
By Danielle E. Thompson, University of Waterloo Digital monitoring is now a regular part of our working reality. From CCTV cameras to call recording, surveillance in the workplace is not …
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PREMIUM Long-term waste management driver fired for refusing to watch safety camera footage
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The Federal Court has struck down a proposed class action filed by RCMP officers who alleged their privacy rights were violated when radio communications were recorded without their consent during …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Federal Court rules in favour of Parks Canada in privacy case involving terminated employee
A former Parks Canada employee who sought disclosure of redacted information about himself after his termination has had his application for judicial review dismissed by the Federal Court. The case …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedPrivacy
B.C. Court of Appeal rejects employer’s challenge to arbitrator’s ruling on dash cams in trucks
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an employer’s attempt to challenge a labour arbitrator’s ruling that found in-cab surveillance cameras breached workers’ privacy rights, holding that… Free Membership …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedPrivacy
Memorial University must disclose UK campus employment contract, privacy commissioner rules
Memorial University must disclose the employment contract of its Associate Vice-President for Harlow Campus in the United Kingdom, the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled, reject… Free Membership Required …
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Alberta is making administrative changes to its privacy and access to information laws to support the rollout of two new acts replacing the province’s long-standing FOIP legislation The changes come …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedPrivacy
Union v. union: Employer granted access to work-related text messages in termination dispute
An arbitrator in New Brunswick has ruled that an employer is entitled to access work-related text messages sent or received by a former employee over a specified period as part …
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FeaturedPrivacyWorkplace Investigations
N.W.T.’s Department of Municipal and Community Affairs ordered to disclose workplace investigation report
A recent decision from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories determined that the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) must fully disclose a workplace in… Free …