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By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read November 1, 2017

The curious incident of the sick dog and paid leave in the work day

Earlier in October news outlets reported that a woman in Italy had successfully petitioned her employer to allow her to use two days of paid leave to care for her sick dog, rather than use vacation allotment.

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / Absenteeism, accommodation, accommodation on the basis of family status, bereavement leave, employment law, family leave, Human Resources, paid leave, personal emergency leave, policies and procedures

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read October 2, 2017

Keeping abreast of discriminatory dress codes

There remains a puritanical discomfort with women’s breasts in public, evident in numerous cases of discrimination against mothers breastfeeding in public and high school dress codes prohibiting bra straps from showing. In September the issue spilled over into the workplace.

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Human Rights / discrimination, dress codes, employment law, gender expression, gender identitiy, human rights

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read September 5, 2017

Workplace politics of politics in the workplace

workplace partisan political argumentsI drove past a house flying a confederate flag last week and asked myself, “Could I live beside that person?” You can’t do anything about the politics of your neighbour, although you don’t have to invite him or her to your backyard BBQ. The workplace, however is another story. How does an employer deal with an employee’s unpopular politics?

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Human Rights / Conduct and behaviour in the workplace, employment law, Google, harassment, human rights, political belief, protected grounds of discrimination, workplace harassment, workplace polices

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