HROB 3050 Lecture 10: Chapter 10

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 3050
• Professor: Rhonda Gordon

Document Summary

Personal information protection and electronic documents act (pipeda) Legislation passed that covers personal information held by organizations. Does not directly affect general personal employee information held by provincially regulated employers in ontario. Ex) an employee of provincially regulated employer in ontario cannot make a claim under pipeda that their employer collected or used personal information without her consent. Balance the individual"s right to have personal info kept private with an organization"s need to collect, use, and disclose personal information where necessary. Applies to all organizations- both federal and provincially regulated- in canada that collect, use, or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities. Selling, bartering, or leasing donor, membership, or other fundraising lists. Pipeda requires an individual"s consent before their personal information is collected, used, or disclosed. Info may be used only for the purpose for which consent was obtained.