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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read June 13, 2014

‘Tis the season – World Cup soccer has returned, and so too may absences

During previous World Cups, many employees including myself battled with the World Cup Flu. Well, employers should prepare for another outbreak starting June 12, 2014, when FIFA World Cup Brazil begins, and will go on for about a month.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Absenteeism, brazil, employee absences, employment law, FIFA 2014, flex-time policy, football, high rates of absenteeism or lateness in the office, lateness, major sporting events, soccer, time in lieu of overtime, time theft, vacation time, virtual absenteeism, world cup, World Cup 2014, World Cup Flu

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read November 1, 2012

Accommodation of family status

A recent decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal provides a timely reminder of two important points in the context of accommodation of employees...

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Human Rights / Absences, accommodation of employees, child care, contractual work, discrimination, discriminatory, duty to accommodate, Elder care, employment contract, employment law, family status, good faith analysis, human rights code, human rights issue, lateness, liability, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, personal and family problems, point of undue hardship, primary caregiver, protected ground, remote access to the firm network, request to accommodate, work scheduling, working from home

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read June 24, 2011

I’m getting the sniffles… it’s another case of the World Cup Flu!

‘Tis the season of the FIFA Women's World Cup. This time, it’s women who are going to be playing, beginning this Sunday June 26 and ending July 17, in Germany. It may not be as popular as the men's World Cup, but it is a busy and important year for women's football/soccer! Will the rate of employee absenteeism be as high as when the men's World Cup took place? Maybe not; but still, what can employers do to manage a sudden outbreak of "World Cup flu" cases in their workplace?

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / Absences, Absenteeism, attendance, discipline, employee absenteeism, employment law, fifa, FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011, football, lateness, policies, sick leave, soccer, time in lieu of overtime, time theft, vacation time, women's soccer, work computers, world cup, World Cup Flu

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