work refusal

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

March 28, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Training and Development, 0

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with whether a taxable benefit arises from the reimbursement of the cost of computer equipment, an update on the 2013 Federal Budget and how an employer was on the hook for damages due to a work reprisal.

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Nortel, robo-calls and refusing unlawful employer instructions

February 29, 2012 Alan McEwen Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources

Employers normally have the right to expect that instructions to employees will be faithfully carried out. But what happens when the employer asks that employees do something dodgy or potentially illegal? What would you do when faced with an employer request you felt might not be within the law?

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Refusing work if workplace violence is likely to endanger

January 19, 2010 Adam Gorley Health and Safety, Human Resources

What do you do when an employee tells you she’s refusing to work because she fears she’ll suffer from an act of violence at the workplace? You might ask: can the worker even do that? With workplace violence and harassment legislation and regulation spreading across Canada, you might just need to know.