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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read January 31, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal termination due to theft, The Canada Arbitration Board decision about fraudulent medical notes, and a termination substituted with a suspension.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Union Relations / 10-day suspension, absence from work, Absenteeism, arbitrators, Disability, Disciplinary measures, discrimination, employment law, employment relationship, Federal Court of Canada, gambling addiction, medical notes, progressive discipline, termination, termination with cause, The Canada Arbitration Board

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read January 31, 2013

Employer ordered to provide employment information to former employee

Alberta's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner recently heard a case in which an employer refused to provide employee records to a former employee upon request, allegedly claiming that, “legally she does not have to give [the employee] a copy.” The commissioner's office had little trouble deciding that the employer was wrong and ordered that it proved the requested records to the former employee.

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Privacy / access to personal information, Alberta's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, duty to assist, Employee records, Employer ordered to provide employment information to former employee, employment law, employment standards code, every reasonable effort, including duty to conduct an adequate search for responsive records, pay stubs, payroll records, Personal Information Protection Ac, record of employment, record that is in the custody or under the control of the organization, ROE and T4 forms, tracking employee information

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read January 30, 2013

Slaw: European court of human rights rules on religious freedom cases in workplaces

On January 15, 2013, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg released its ruling in the cases of four Christian employees who argued that they suffered from discrimination and that their employers encroached upon their right to religious freedom at work. . . .

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights / Christian employees, creed, discrimination, duty to accommodate, European Court of Human Rights, Freedom of religion, policies and procedures, reaffirming religious freedom, religion, religious accommodation, religious freedom, religious freedom is a right but not an absolute one, right to religious freedom at work, Slaw blog post

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