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Conduct and behaviour in the workplace

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

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read September 15, 2011

Slaw: Banning teachers from communicating with their students on social media

In the age of social media like Facebook and Twitter, school administrators are asking whether such electronic communication is appropriate between students and teachers. They are wondering where boundaries for such communication should be placed. Many school boards are choosing a strict path, forbidding or restricting any communication via social media between students and teachers.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Privacy / Amy Hestir Student Protection Act, Banning teachers from communicating with their students, Conduct and behaviour in the workplace, education, electronic communication, Employee code of conduct, employment law, facebook, one-on-one means of communication, school boards, social media, twitter

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read April 1, 2011

High school office assistant by day, porn video star by night – should there be ramifications?

A Quebec school board has suspended a high school office assistant with pay after discovering she also happened to be a porn video star on the side. How did the school board find out about her extra-curricular activity? A student found out her secret and posted it on Facebook, and almost instantly, she was a high school celebrity.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employment Standards, Privacy / Conduct and behaviour in the workplace, disicpline, employer's reputation, employment law, facebook, Internet, off-duty activities, off-duty blogging, off-duty conduct, porn video star, pornography, Quebec, social media in the workplace, suspension with pay, termination, termination with cause, using technology to damage reputation

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