On November 8, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (“OIPC”) issued an investigation report regarding the use of employee video surveillance in the workplace (the “Investigation Report”). The Investigation Report provides important insight for employers with respect to the intersection of privacy rights and video ...
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 ...
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