15(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act other than subsection (2), an organization may collect personal employee information about an individual without the consent of the individual if

(a) the individual is an employee of the organization, or

(b) the collection of the information is for the purpose of recruiting a potential employee.

(2) An organization shall not collect personal information about an individual under subsection (1) without the consent of the individual unless

(a) the collection is reasonable for the purposes for which the information is being collected,

(b) the information consists only of information that is related to the employment or volunteer work relationship of the individual, and

(c) in the case of an individual who is an employee of the organization, the organization has, before collecting the information, provided the individual with reasonable notification that the information is going to be collected and of the purposes for which the information is going to be collected.

(3) An organization may disclose personal employee information about an individual without the consent of the individual where that information is being disclosed to an organization that is collecting that information under subsection (1).

(4) Nothing in this section is to be construed so as to restrict or otherwise affect an organization’s ability to collect personal information under section 14.

2003 cP-6.5 s15