Take a look at, Montréal (City) v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2008 SCC 48, for the latest position on criminal offence pardons and hiring suitability. The case has a very extensive discussion on pardons and their effect on rejecting and hiring job candidates. The case is […]
See this case for an employee that was fired for her negative workplace comments on her blog. You actually don’t have freedom of speech to be rude and disrespectful of your workplace and co-workers.
British Columbia Securities Commission v. Burke, 2008 BCSC 1244, holds that parental leave can start anytime within the 52 weeks following child birth. The issue was whether the leave had to be started and finished within the 52 week period or whether it just had to be started. Justice Cullen states: [135] The Tribunal noted […]
Wow. Big move in the right direction? The construction industry in BC is now, with union consent, moving towards mandatory drug testing. I guess everyone on site wants to be sure that the crane operator and the guy in the big dump truck backing up next to them are appreciating the situation with all faculties […]
A further thought on the physiological response to stress in the workplace, in particular the response to bullying type behaviors. In as much as positive emotional intelligence is innate or learned and augmented by training, I would venture to say that bullying type behaviors are simply emotional intelligence used to manipulate people for negative purposes. […]