off-duty conduct

Controlling employee use of social media through contract

February 7, 2013 Stuart Rudner Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Union Relations, 0

If employers were not already convinced that social media is a legitimate concern and that they need to take steps to control their employees’ use thereof, some recent events should make this even clearer. Within the last week, HMV found itself on the wrong end of extremely negative publicity after some of its [...]

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Can I be disciplined for off-duty behaviour?

September 27, 2011 Andrew Lawson Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights

“I am at a party on my day off and a coworker hurls racial insults at me or makes sexual suggestive comments to me.” Am I protected by my employer’s harassment and discrimination policy? Likewise, if I am the one doing the hurling or suggestive commenting, am I subject to discipline under my employer’s policies?

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Another case of school employee working in sex trade – this time, teacher did not lose job

September 9, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Human Resources

Remember the case where a Quebec school board terminated an office assistant because she was a porn video star on the side? She was terminated because her off-duty conduct was inconsistent with the school board’s mission and the values the board wished to convey to students. Well, here’s another case where a sex-ed teacher who also worked as a stripper and porn actor was allowed to keep teaching! What was the difference in this case?

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High school office assistant by day, porn video star by night – she was terminated

April 13, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

I recently told you about the high school office assistant who was suspended with pay for making porn movies on the side—well, the school board has decided to terminate her employment.

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High school office assistant by day, porn video star by night – should there be ramifications?

April 1, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

A Quebec school board has suspended a high school office assistant with pay after discovering she also happened to be a porn video star on the side. How did the school board find out about her extra-curricular activity? A student found out her secret and posted it on Facebook, and almost instantly, she was a high school celebrity.