The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB) has upheld the dismissal of a Health Canada employee who threatened violence towards her manager following the refusal of a…
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“I love you, I’ve been shot at work.” Those were the last words of Josh Pinkard, the plant manager at Henry Pratt in Aurora, Ill., who was gunned down by…
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If one of your hiring managers sexually harasses – or even assaults – a job candidate during the interview process or during pre-employment testing, can your organization be held liable?…
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Violence
Worker’s firing was because of health and safety complaint, not fights in the workplace: Court
An Ontario court has upheld damages awarded to a worker who got into multiple fights in his workplace and complained about unsafe working conditions. Michael Pereira worked for Cambridge Pallet…