With amendments to Federal privacy legislation on the horizon and COVID-19-related issues continuing to percolate, workplace privacy and confidentiality have emerged as hot topics in 2021.  Join us as we discuss:

1. Legislative Update
   • Bill C-11 (the Digital Charter Implementation Act) and how it may impact your workplace.
   • Is private-sector privacy legislation coming to Ontario (similar to some other provinces)? 

2. Hiring, Firing and Surveillance

• • Privacy and the hiring process.
  • Employee breach of privacy or confidentiality – when is this just cause for termination?
  • Surveillance (inside and outside of the workplace) – when is it permissible?
  • The tort of “intrusion upon seclusion” – how has it been applied to the workplace; how might that change in the future?

3. COVID-19
   • Screening, test results and vaccination status – what is an employer entitled to know?
   • When is it permissible to disclose COVID-19-related personal and/or medical information (g., to a co-worker, client, medical officer, etc.); how to safeguard this information.

4. Workplace Privacy Policy – an Employer’s Best Friend

• • Why every organization should have a privacy policy.
  • Key components of an effective and compliant policy.