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addiction in the workplace

By Sean Bawden | 4 Minutes Read February 20, 2019

Arbitrator orders nurse who was caught stealing narcotics to be reinstated

Is it a discriminatory practice and potential breach of the Ontario Human Right Code for a nursing home to prohibit nurses from stealing narcotics?

Article by Sean Bawden / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / addiction in the workplace, discriminatory practice, duty to accommodate, employment law, prima facie discrimination, termination, termination with cause

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read March 10, 2011

The Charlie Sheen treatment: is workplace addiction a laughing matter?

You might have seen something on the news or online recently about Charlie Sheen, or maybe one of your co-workers or friends mentioned some of the outlandish things Sheen has said in interviews recently. You might have thought, "Charlie Sheen? He's still around?" Or maybe you know his hit sitcom, Two and a Half Men, so you know he hasn't faded away into obscurity. At any rate, you might have been surprised that by his own admission he had done and was continuing to do the amount and kinds of drugs that only celebrities can do and continue to live.

Article by Adam Gorley / Human Rights / addiction, addiction in the workplace, Charlie Sheen, Disability, discrimination based on disability, drugs, employment law, Hollywood, mental health, termination, wrongful dismissal

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