Toronto employment lawyer on Ontario’s employee surveillance legislation

Interview Summary

The Ontario government has proposed new legislation as part of Bill 88 that would force employers to inform their staff that they are being electronically monitored while working from home. What will this mean for employee privacy rights and the dynamic between employers and employees?

Mackenzie Irwin, a Toronto employment lawyer and associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins Kelly Cutrara to answer these questions and more on employee rights.

Interview Notes

• What laws are currently in place regarding monitoring employees electronically?
• How do employers justify monitoring employees? Are employers able to legally track employees?
• What does the new legislation actually entail and will it forbid employers from monitoring employees?
• What are the limits, if any of, of an employer’s ability to track employees electronically?
• What are the advantages to electronically monitoring employees for both workers and the company?