Employment lawyer talks workplace monitoring on 640 Toronto

Interview Summary

Ontario is introducing legislation that would force employers to inform their staff that they are being monitored while working remotely. This legislation is part of Bill 88 and the Working for Workers Act, 2022 and aims to better protect employee privacy rights. Will this legislation help or further restrict employee rights?

Fiona Martyn, a Toronto employment lawyer and Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins Jeff McArthur on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to answer these questions and more.

Interview Notes

• How have employers been tracking employees who are working remotely?
• Legally, do employers have to notify employees if they are being tracked or monitored?
• What will the new government legislation implement for employers and employees?
• What is the justification for this new legislation?
• Have there been cases in the past in which employees were unaware they were being tracked and filed a suit?
• Does this proposed legislation tie in with the new laws on the right to disconnect?