The Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v Cole, 2012 SCC 53 may have a significant impact on how employers manage the use of digital devices in the workplace. While a constitutional and criminal decision at its core, the case nevertheless recognizes the importance of employees’ reasonable expectation of privacy when using work computers and other digital devices.
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This summary provides an update of a case reviewed at our recent client seminar. The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court’s decision awarding damages for the negligent infliction of mental suffering in employment. Contrary to the trial level judgment, the court found that an employer does not have a duty to protect employees throughout the course of their ...
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has recently found that an employer who conducted pre employment credit checks of applicants for the position of retail sales associate had breached the requirements of the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”).
The employer, Mark’s Work Wearhouse Ltd. (“MWW”) was concerned ...
On April 25, 2007 the BC Government introduced Bill 31: the Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007.
Once the amendments are in force, the changes to the legislation are to be effective January 1, 2008.
Currently, the BC Human Rights Code defines “age” as being an age of 19 years or more and less than 65 years. Following the amendment ...
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