Let me give you a simple rule that a lot of people seem not to follow: Never send a dirty email or surf the web for pornography of any kind using your employer’s computer. Although this rule is simple enough, issues of email and internet use are...
Introduction In 1995, the European Union directed its member states to conduct business only with countries that had adequate privacy protections in place. In response to this directive, the Canadian Federal Government set about enacting privacy...
This article is being dictated on a recording device just over one inch wide and about four inches long. It would fit nicely in a shirt pocket. If you are a manager thinking of putting one of these in your pocket to record a meeting with an employee...
In almost every Minutes of Settlement or Release signed by the parties to resolve civil litigation, there is something called a confidentiality clause. This is especially so in the case of deals made to resolve wrongful dismissal suits. They usually...
The Ontario Government is considering a draft piece of privacy legislation that will significantly impact the way employers handle confidential information arising out of pension and benefit plans. Traditionally, employers have always respected that...
The announcement last week that the Hamilton Police Service will be installing ten 24 hour a day digital video cameras in public places in downtown Hamilton is a brilliant, if perhaps too modest, proposal. The plan for now is that in keeping with...
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