Comments on: Refusing work if workplace violence is likely to endanger http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/01/19/refusing-work-if-workplace-violence-or-harassment-is-likely-to-endanger/ Business, Payroll, Employment Law, Internal Controls & You! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam Gorley http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/01/19/refusing-work-if-workplace-violence-or-harassment-is-likely-to-endanger/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Adam Gorley Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:55:57 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=1254#comment-343 Good thinking Andrew. I guess it's not surprising that an employer might try to ignore a work refusal, believing that investigating it would be more trouble than the consequences; but I certainly can't support that course of action. Employees are number one and employee safety should always be a top concern. Good thinking Andrew. I guess it’s not surprising that an employer might try to ignore a work refusal, believing that investigating it would be more trouble than the consequences; but I certainly can’t support that course of action. Employees are number one and employee safety should always be a top concern.

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]]> By: Andrew Lawson http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/01/19/refusing-work-if-workplace-violence-or-harassment-is-likely-to-endanger/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Andrew Lawson Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:33:42 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=1254#comment-342 You're absolutely right, Adam, that the law is unclear on the right to refuse work in the face of harassment and violence. I advise my clients to take the common sense "what if" approach. "What if" an employer failed to take seriously a work refusal and the employee suffered harm as a result? Regardless of whether the employee has the right to refuse to work, the employer has an obligation to investigate until it is established that the threat is unfounded. You’re absolutely right, Adam, that the law is unclear on the right to refuse work in the face of harassment and violence. I advise my clients to take the common sense “what if” approach. “What if” an employer failed to take seriously a work refusal and the employee suffered harm as a result? Regardless of whether the employee has the right to refuse to work, the employer has an obligation to investigate until it is established that the threat is unfounded.

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