body: I work for a hospital in Alberta, Canada.
  
  
  As part of our job, we're required to use a walkie-talkie-like device called a [Vocera Badge](http://www.vocera.com/product/vocera-badge). Over the course of the last few years that we've been using them, we've lost 5 badges, and they cost about $500 each.
  
  
  Recently we got a new batch of the latest model to replace our old ones and were informed by management that if any of us lose one, we'll be responsible for the cost of replacing it.
  
  
  Is it legal for an employer to require the use of equipment and make employees financially responsible for it?
  
  
  
title: Is it legal for an employer to charge an employee for lost equipment?