Protecting Employees from Harassment Outside the Workplace
The right to a harassment-free workplace accompanies employees wherever they go. The duty to prevent “workplace harassment” isn’t a literal one in the sense that it extends to harassment employees experience […]
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The Conflicts Don’t Stop: The Latest on Workplace Investigations
Date: August 3, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Inna Koldorf Workplace harassment and violence investigations have become commonplace in most workplaces. In this program, we will review the circumstances when […]
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Employer’s Legal Obligations: Harassment, Bullying, Violence in the Workplace
Date: August 10, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST Speaker: Lorenzo Lisi This presentation will be an overview of employer's legal obligations with respect to harassment, bullying and violence in the […]
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Language Discrimination & Harassment Policy
As Canada’s population and workforce has grown more ethnically diverse, discrimination on the basis of the language a person speaks has increased. Here’s a policy template you can adapt to […]
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3 Ways the Roe v. Wade Ruling Will Impact Canadian Employers
Ramp up your anti-harassment policies and assess your liability risks if you operate in the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to revoke the Roe v. Wade decision recognizing a woman’s […]
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Flight Attendants Can Bring Harassment Class Action against WestJet
To get around the workers comp bar on workers’ suing their employers for harassment, a group of female flight attendants filed a class action contending that WestJet’s failure to protect […]
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BC Top Court Nixes Pizza Hut Employee’s Harassment Claim
A Pizza Hut employee complained to her store manager about being bullied and harassed at work. She then complained to WorkSafeBC that the area manager’s investigation into her complaint was […]
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PRIDE Guide
June is PRIDE month, a time to celebrate all people of all genders and sexual orientations. PRIDE stands for ‘Promote Respect, Inclusion and Dignity for Everyone’. As an employer you […]
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How to Manage Off Duty Conduct
Holding employees accountable for what they do when they’re off duty and away from work. What employees do when they’re away from work is none of your business; your disciplinary authority […]
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Off Duty Conduct – Ask the Expert
Can You Terminate an Employee for Posting Anti-Semitic Remarks on Facebook? Off-duty conduct is grounds for discipline when it directly impacts the workplace. QUESTION We just discovered that one of our employees is […]
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