Understanding your rights as an employee and the responsibilities of the manager in managing behaviour will have a major influence on the type of discipline and termination of employees. This area is often difficult to navigate through and with increases in litigation, more than ever employees and managers must understand what is appropriate and what is not. This topic is related to the contents of Module 9: Knowing your Rights and Responsibilities.

Instructions:

1. In groups, each member selects one of the following sites which discusses employee privacy rights in the workplace. Prepare a summary of the highlights you found interesting. What information did you uncover that might be more helpful to an employee than an employer?
2. www.priv.gc.ca
3. www.epic.org
4. www.govdocs.com/do-employees-have-any-privacy-at-work/