[Canada] Employers must disclose electronic monitoring under new Ontario legislation

Ontario could become the first province in Canada with legislation compelling employers to be transparent about their use of electronic monitoring. Mondaq offers further details.

On February 24, 2022, Ontario announced that, in a move to protect the privacy of employees, it will be the first province to introduce legislation requiring employers to disclose to their workers if and how they are being electronically monitored. 

If the legislation is passed, employers with 25 or more workers will reportedly be required to have electronic monitoring policies in place that are transparent regarding how employees' use of computers, cell phones, GPS systems and other electronic devices are being tracked. 

Such policies will be required to indicate:

• Whether the employer electronically monitors its workers;
• If so, how and under what circumstances the employer does this; and
• The purpose of collecting information through electronic monitoring.

If passed, the legislation will apply to employees working from their workplace, in the field or at home.

Source: Mondaq

(Link via original reporting)

Ontario could become the first province in Canada with legislation compelling employers to be transparent about their use of electronic monitoring. Mondaq offers further details.

On February 24, 2022, Ontario announced that, in a move to protect the privacy of employees, it will be the first province to introduce legislation requiring employers to disclose to their workers if and how they are being electronically monitored. 

If the legislation is passed, employers with 25 or more workers will reportedly be required to have electronic monitoring policies in place that are transparent regarding how employees' use of computers, cell phones, GPS systems and other electronic devices are being tracked. 

Such policies will be required to indicate:

• Whether the employer electronically monitors its workers;
• If so, how and under what circumstances the employer does this; and
• The purpose of collecting information through electronic monitoring.

If passed, the legislation will apply to employees working from their workplace, in the field or at home.

Source: Mondaq

(Link via original reporting)