A health-care worker who spilled the beans about someone’s decision to adopt a baby should undergo training on privacy, Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled. It also recommended that …
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St. John’s must disclose aggregate amount it paid to settle workplace issues at Mary Brown’s Centre: Privacy commissioner
The City of St. John’s has been ordered to release information on payments it made to settle workplace issues at the Mary Brown’s Centre (formerly known as Mile One Centre) …
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The City of Windsor was justified in withholding information from one of its workers regarding a complaint made about their conduct, Ontario’s privacy commissioner has ruled. The worker sought a …
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Worker’s secret audio recordings of conversations with bosses OK, rules Alberta court
A worker at a Calgary car dealership did not breach his employment agreement by secretly recording audio during meetings with his bosses, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has …
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Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements — but is it ethical?
By Patrick Lecomte, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality …
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Ontario employers with 25 or more staff are now required to have a written policy on electronic monitoring of employees in place. The requirements were added to the Employment Standards …
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A former municipal worker is entitled to see a copy of a workplace investigation report into his conduct, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ruled. This was despite …
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Former N.W.T. employee had access to sensitive information via PeopleSoft after leaving his job
The Northwest Territories Department of Justice has landed in a bit of hot water after a privacy complaint revealed it was being less than diligent in controlling access to sensitive …