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The Privacy Commissioner ruled that a clothing store’s policy of running credit checks on applicants for a sales associate position was a violation of privacy. Collecting credit history wasn’t “reasonably necessary” to determine their competency in or trustworthiness to handle petty cash because defects aren’t …
A federal civil servant filed a privacy complaint against her employer for giving the union her home address and phone number without permission. Although she paid dues, the employee didn’t belong to the union and didn’t want it to have her personal information. The Public …
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Vick Timm quits his job and during his exit interview says that he was abused by his co-workers.
Employers often need to temporarily lay off employees for various reasons—a temporary downturn in the company’s business, loss of a major client or seasonal changes in labour needs. But when has an employee not really been temporarily laid off but rather terminated and is owed …
FEDERAL: a. Eligibility: i. 55 or older; ii. entitled to unreduced defined benefit pension; and iii. not “connected,” i.e., doesn’t deal with employer at arms length or own 10% or more of shares of employer or a related company; b. Amount: Pension benefit equal to …
Where once they couldn’t wait to shove older employees out the door, many companies are now bending over backwards to keep them from retiring. Recent changes to pension laws have made it possible with employers to keep up with the new retirement dynamics. The most …
Misconduct by a drug addict is grounds for termination when:
1. The misconduct wasn’t caused by the addiction
2. The addiction has absolutely no influence on the termination decision
3. The employee doesn’t cooperate with accommodation efforts
4. The misconduct violates a last-chance agreement
5. The offence is just …
As an excuse, this one might remind you of Lizzie Borden—the 19th century Massachusetts girl who took a hatchet to her mother and father and then pleaded for mercy because she was an orphan. Still, addiction is an illness and, as such, it requires accommodation. …
Canadians are among the world’s most decent and peace loving peoples—except, apparently, when they go to work. Canada’s problem with workplace violence has gotten so serious that 8 jurisdictions have OHS laws requiring employers to take specific measures to combat violence in the workplace. On …
One thing is certain: a safety program that protects employees and achieves company safety goals does not start with policies, procedures and training tools.
It starts with a rock-solid commitment from upper management.
But selling safety ‘up the organization’ can be tough. Safety requires money and …
DISCIPLINING THE DRUG ADDICT – Is drug, alcohol, gambling or any other kind of addiction an excuse for employee misconduct?
OLDER EMPLOYEES – How to use “phased retirement” to keep senior employees in the fold.
INSIDER SPECIAL REPORT ON OVERTIME CLASS ACTIONS – How worried …
DISCIPLINING THE DRUG ADDICT – Is drug, alcohol, gambling or any other kind of addiction an excuse for employee misconduct?
OLDER EMPLOYEES – How to use “phased retirement” to keep senior employees in the fold.
INSIDER SPECIAL REPORT ON OVERTIME CLASS ACTIONS – How worried should you …
This is not just another review of what the workplace violence laws say; its about what to do to comply.
After paying 100% of retirees’ group insurance premiums from 1978 to 1992, a university changed the plan to phase out premium payments completely by 2002. Retirees wanted to file a class action lawsuit but the university argued that each retiree had to sue individually. The …