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Deliberately refusing to hire or promote a single mother because she has young kids is one of the most obvious forms of “family status discrimination” banned by human rights laws.
Research shows that alcohol usage is widespread in Canada; nearly 80% of Canadians 15 years and older drink. Meanwhile, approximately 12% of Canadians are heavy alcohol users or abusers.
John, a veteran employee, hates his boss, his company, his co-workers and everything else about his job. After years of living with this misery, John has now developed severe mental stress and can no longer work.
QUESTION
Can John get workers’ comp benefits …
A worker found a bank manager collapsed on the bathroom floor. Co-workers tried to resuscitate him as did the police and paramedics. But he died, apparently of a heart attack. The bank didn’t initially report the fatality because the manager had died of natural causes …
Mobile electronic communication devices like smart phones and tablets make life easier.
Workplace romance is a real HR challenge. But not letting employees engage in it isn’t a realistic solution.
Love may be in the air this Valentine’s week, but HR undoubtedly wishes it would stay out of the workplace. Newsflash: It’s not going to happen. Countless surveys find that people who work together often date.
So how do you manage workplace romance …
A Toronto employee named Natalya Rougas diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer while on maternity leave was denied EI sickness benefits because she was already receiving parental benefits. This summer, she won her lawsuit and was awarded the maximum 15 weeks of EI sickness benefits–$6,000—in …
In most jurisdictions (all but Québec and Yukon), employers are specifically required to have something called an OHS policy, i.e., a written statement signed by management expressing the organization’s commitment to health and safety and listing who’s responsible for different safety …
Excessive social networking at work erodes productivity
A new YouTube video shows your employees engaging in sexually inappropriate behaviour
An employee makes disparaging remarks about customers on Facebook
African Canadian employees accuse a co-worker of writing a racist blog
As the above examples highlight, use of …