An Ontario labour arbitrator has dismissed a policy grievance filed by the union representing City of Hamilton paramedics after it challenged the municipality’s practice of collecting third-party surveillance video, such… …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video showing personal relationship between injured worker, doctor ruled admissible
Surveillance footage that appeared to show a personal relationship between an injured worker and one of her treating doctors will be allowed as evidence in her compensation appeal, even though… …
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PREMIUM Autoliv plant video admissible in worker’s break-time firing
Autoliv Canada can rely on surveillance video from its plant cameras to support the firing of a lift-truck driver accused of taking breaks that far exceeded company limits, an Ontario… …
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Opinion/Commentary
More evidence doesn’t mean more justice: The limits of visual technologies in human rights cases
By Kamari Maxine Clarke, Jennifer Burrell, and Sara Kendall Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of articles from Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics in a …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video sinks WSIB claimant who said he couldn’t lift a phone
A Mississauga, Ont., man has been convicted of knowingly making false and misleading statements to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) about his functional abilities while collecting loss-of-earnings benefits,… …
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Tribunal reinstates benefits after barrel racing surveillance deemed insufficient proof of recovery
A New Brunswick workers’ compensation tribunal has overturned a decision to terminate benefits and recover nearly $4,500 from an injured worker, finding that surveillance footage of her participating … Free …
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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
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a 26-year waste management employee who repeatedly refused to watch inward-facing camera footage of himself during safety coaching sessions, ruling the company had… …
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Appeal over surveillance camera at Terrapure Environmental dismissed by OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has dismissed an appeal challenging an inspector’s finding regarding a workplace camera at Terrapure Environmental. The case centred on a complaint by employ… Free …
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Worker awarded deadline extension in video surveillance case at Terrapure Environmental
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) extended the filing deadline for an appeal by a worker against an inspector’s order under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The appeal, …