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Archives for January 2011

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How to decide if a religious belief should be accommodated

Under human rights legislation in all jurisdictions in Canada, employers cannot ignore the religious needs or observances of employees but must work with employees to try to accommodate them. In addition, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects freedom of religion and expression...

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Termination for cause upheld for breach of computer information access policy

Ontario's Labour Arbitration Board recently held that an employer did not overreact when it terminated an IT employee for cause after he used an employer computer to download, store and share thousands of copyrighted works including movies, TV shows, music tracks, games and pornographic material, totalling over half a terabyte of data. The board found that the employee violated the employer’s trust in him and acted in flagrant disregard for the employer’s computer information access policy over many years.

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How do you promote workplace health and safety?

When Benjamin Franklin said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure", it turns out he was talking about fire safety at a time when fire departments and other prevention measures didn't exist.

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