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Can you summarize Personal Information Protection Act (Provincial - Alberta - Employment Related)?
Personal Information Protection Act (Provincial - Alberta - Employment Related) > Personal employee information
Short Summary
This legal document, the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal employee information by organizations. It applies to organizations that collect personal employee information for reasonable purposes related to recruiting, managing, or terminating personnel. The document allows organizations to collect, use, and disclose personal employee information without consent if it is solely for the purposes of establishing, managing, or terminating an employment or volunteer-work relationship, or for managing a post-employment or post-volunteer-work relationship. However, organizations must provide reasonable notice to current employees before collecting, using, or disclosing their personal employee information. The document also permits organizations to disclose personal employee information to potential or current employers for determining eligibility or suitability for a position. Penalties for non-compliance are not specified in the document.
Whom does it apply to?
Organizations
What does it govern?
Personal employee information
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Penalties for non-compliance are not mentioned.
Jurisdiction
Alberta