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By Cristina Lavecchia | 2 Minutes Read August 25, 2016

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: an employee who described their workplace as a "sh*t hole" on Facebook was found to be justly terminated; how to prepare for marijuana legalization in Canada; and a pension and benefit plan provider who breached privacy law, causing an employee to lose life insurance coverage.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy, Union Relations / drug and alcohol policy, employee conduct on social media, employee personal use of social media, employment contract, employment law, facebook, marijuana legalization, negative comment on Facebook about employer, negative Facebook comments about workplace, Pensions and Benefits, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, PIPEDA principles, policies and procedures in the workplace, privacy law, termination, workplace accommodation

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read February 18, 2016

Jian Ghomeshi verdict expected March 24 2016

As you may know, a criminal trial, R v Ghomeshi, took place this year to address allegations of sexual assault against several victims and concluded just last week. It was announced that the verdict in the Ghomeshi criminal trial will be handed down March 24, 2016. However, the evidence submitted during the criminal trial and its outcome is very different from the workplace aspect of this case.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / behavioural standards and workplace rules, employment law, harassment and discrimination, inappropriate workplace behaviour, Jian Ghomeshi, policies and procedures in the workplace, R v Ghomeshi, safe and respectful environment, workplace sexual harassment, workplace sexual harassment investigation

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