Human Resources 101

Workers’ Compensation Act (Download Version)Chapter/Regulation: W-15 RSA 2000Status: Office Consolidation

Ministry Responsible Human Resources and Employment

Current to 5/24/2006

Item/ISBN# 0779747801

Pages 97

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Occupational Health and Safety Act (Download Version)

   
Chapter/Regulation: O-2 RSA 2000

   
Status: Office Consolidation

   
Ministry Responsible Human Resources and Employment

   
Current to 5/24/2006

   
Item/ISBN# 0779747569

   
Pages 34

   
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Indeed, the court had little confidence in the complaints mechanism, which it viewed as inadequate because “the Privacy Commissioner has no authority to issue decisions binding on the government institution or the party contesting the disclosure. Nor does the Commissioner have an injunctive power which would allow it to stay the disclosure of information pending [...]

INTRODUCTION
What is “sexual harassment?”  Can any comment of a sexual nature in the workplace be considered “harassment?”  Does a remark about a fellow employee’s clothing or perfume cross the line of acceptable behaviour?  Are different rules of conduct applied to co-workers?  Managers?  Customers?  And, what if you are the person accused of inappropriate conduct in [...]

May 1, 2006
In a report released today, the CIPPIC provides the results of the first Canadian survey assessing the compliance of retailers with Canadian data protection laws. The results show widespread non-compliance with federal laws requiring openness, accountability, consent, and individual access to personal data. In a companion report also released today, CIPPIC exposes the [...]

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has produced a self-help kit to help employees resolve issues with their employer on their own without having to file a claim with the Employment Standards Branch. The self-help kit provides information and worksheets relating to unpaid wages, vacation pay, public holiday pay, overtime, minimum wage, termination or severance pay.
Do you [...]

Ottawa, March 22, 2006 – The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, today announced the renewal of funding through her Office’s Contributions Program which, for the last three years, has allowed some of Canada’s brightest privacy experts to develop a wealth of information on various privacy challenges of the 21st century.
“Knowledge is the ultimate currency, [...]

In January, the Supreme Court of British Columbia awarded a female RCMP officer $950,000.00 damages for harassment she suffered at the hands of her supervisors. You can read the judgement here. This is the third Canadian Human Rights case, over the past number of months, where damages have reached a half-million dollars or higher. (Keays [...]

Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has released a report into Public Sector Outsourcing and security concerns associated with the practice, and has developed recommendations for public bodies to follow. In his report, the Commissioner makes it clear it is the responsibility of the Public Body to ensure due diligence in awarding outsourcing contracts.
The report and [...]