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LEGITIMATE EMPLOYEE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Risks and Threats (Security)
- Personnel Management (General)
- Communication and Information Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- employee snooping
1, record 1, English, employee%20snooping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Without appropriate preventative safeguards, human curiosity and other motivations(including sinister ones, such as profit and/or harm to individuals) can lead employees to access personal information without authorization and without a legitimate business purpose — also known as "employee snooping. " 2, record 1, English, - employee%20snooping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
- Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- furetage par des membres du personnel
1, record 1, French, furetage%20par%20des%20membres%20du%20personnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- furetage par des employés 1, record 1, French, furetage%20par%20des%20employ%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En raison de leur gravité potentielle, les allégations de furetage par des employés doivent être prises au sérieux [...] nous nous attendons à ce que l'organisation concernée puisse montrer qu'elle a entrepris une enquête rigoureuse et [...] qu'elle a pris les mesures nécessaires pour régler le problème d'accès non autorisé de l'employé aux renseignements personnels [...] 2, record 1, French, - furetage%20par%20des%20membres%20du%20personnel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Labour Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- undermine representational capacity
1, record 2, English, undermine%20representational%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
No employer... shall use, for the demonstrated purpose of undermining a trade union's representational capacity rather than the pursuit of legitimate bargaining objectives, the services of a person who was not an employee in the bargaining unit... 1, record 2, English, - undermine%20representational%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relations du travail
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- miner la capacité de représentation
1, record 2, French, miner%20la%20capacit%C3%A9%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est interdit à tout employeur [...] d'utiliser, dans le but établi de miner la capacité de représentation d'un syndicat [...] les services de toute personne qui n'était pas un employé de l'unité de négociation [...] 1, record 2, French, - miner%20la%20capacit%C3%A9%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-01-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- legitimate employee 1, record 3, English, legitimate%20employee
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- employé légitime
1, record 3, French, employ%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gitime
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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