Employer threatening termination for exercising privacy rights
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An employee in British Columbia reports that their manager is threatening disciplinary action, including termination for cause, unless the employee withdraws a formal request for personal information submitted to an out-of-province branch of the same corporation under the Personal Information Protection Act.
What people do today
- Consulting with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
- Seeking legal counsel regarding employment law
- Documenting all communications with the manager
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- A legal advocacy platform that provides employees with templates for responding to retaliatory threats from management regarding privacy requests.
- A whistleblower support network that connects employees facing workplace retaliation for exercising statutory rights with specialized labor lawyers.
- A policy initiative to amend provincial privacy legislation to explicitly prohibit employer retaliation against employees who exercise their right to access personal information.
Real voices
“My manager is demanding me to email the branch and OIPC, to withdraw all requests involving this branch. Otherwise, he said he shall take disciplinary action”
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