Is Employer Liable for Worker’s Drunk Driving Death?
An office worker stayed at work past closing to drink with co-workers and friends. She was drunk when she left the office at 2:00 am and was killed in a head-on collision while driving home.
Paying Trainees Less than Minimum Wage
QUESTION:
Can employers pay a training rate for orientation that's lower than minimum wage?
OK to Fire Worker for Using Cocaine & Marijuana
The operator of a loader had to submit to post-incident drug testing after getting into a minor accident at work.
OK to Fire Worker for Intimidating Statements to Manager
An Ontario plant worker made inappropriate remarks to her manager after learning that she had been suspended 5 days for carelessly packing defective products.
Employees Not Satisfied with Their Current Job
A recent survey conducted by Right Management, the talent and career management arm within ManpowerGroup, finds job satisfaction is low among employees in North America.
Working Alone Policy
Working alone or in isolation makes an employee more vulnerable to violent attack and may trigger OHS requirements, including the obligation to establish safe work procedures. Here’s a Model Procedure you can adapt.
HR Professionals: Targets of Workplace Bullying
A small but noteworthy survey of HR professionals in the U.S. state of Kentucky reveals what may be a significant but underreported issue: bullying of HR professionals.
Winners and Losers: Can You Fire Employees for Smoking Pot at Work?
Sure, drug testing is complicated. But if you catch an employee in the act of smoking marijuana at work, you clearly have just cause to terminate, especially if the employee getting high does a safety-sensitive job.
Stevedoring by Local Company Subject to Provincial, Not Federal Regulation
The Québec CSST and Court of Appeal ruled that the
Pushing Foreman from Platform Is Just Cause for Termination
A journeyman electrician was fired for pushing his foreman from
Five Reasons Employees Aren’t Taking Vacation & What HR Should Do About It GalleryFive Reasons Employees Aren’t Taking Vacation & What HR Should Do About It
Articles, Change Management, Conflict & Dispute Resolution, Employment Benefits, Hiring & Recruiting, Hours of Work, Leaves of Absence, Organizational Development, Vacations, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Stress
Five Reasons Employees Aren’t Taking Vacation & What HR Should Do About It
There are various reasons employees postpone vacation, as well as good reasons for HR to ensure vacation is a benefit that gets utilized. Here are five common reasons, what HR can do, and why HR should get involved.
Injured Employee Wasn’t in Union Long Enough to Qualify for Pension
A Nova Scotia pension plan required members to work at
Lack of Written Safety Policy Kills Due Diligence Defence
After an Ontario worker was electrocuted while troubleshooting a machine,
Not Discrimination to Fire Disabled Employee Who Isn’t Going to Improve
After keeping open the position of a glazier on disability