Navigating Discharge and Discipline: A roadmap for employers and unionsPatti Wellington2023-06-13T18:50:32-04:00December 19th, 2012|Read More
Sick Leave and Surveillance: Proving entitlement, preventing abuse, protecting privacyPatti Wellington2023-06-13T18:43:57-04:00November 28th, 2012|Read More
Correcting Absenteeism while Respecting Employee Rights: Recent cases on attendance management programs and last chance agreementsPatti Wellington2023-07-06T16:24:31-04:00November 22nd, 2012|Read More
New Rules for Employee Use of Workplace Computers: Implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in R. v. ColePatti Wellington2023-06-13T19:11:00-04:00November 20th, 2012|Read More
Workplaces Gone Wild: The dos and don’ts of office holiday partiesPatti Wellington2023-06-13T19:05:36-04:00November 6th, 2012|Read More
Family Matters: Current cases and changing perspectives on leaves, shift-work, child care and elder carePatti Wellington2023-06-13T18:34:15-04:00November 1st, 2012|Read More
Off the Clock, Off the Radar?: Disciplining employees for after-hours conductPatti Wellington2023-06-13T18:30:48-04:00October 18th, 2012|Read More
Sex, Drugs and Videogames: When do habits become addictions? What is the scope of the duty to accommodate?Patti Wellington2023-06-13T18:28:22-04:00October 3rd, 2012|Read More
Sin and Redemption: Aggravating and mitigating factors in assessing disciplinePatti Wellington2023-06-07T20:29:55-04:00September 27th, 2012|Read More
Scents and Sensibility: Accommodating employees with multiple chemical sensitivityPatti Wellington2023-06-07T20:23:57-04:00September 13th, 2012|Read More
Facing Down the Black Dog: Responding to depression in the workplacePatti Wellington2023-06-07T20:00:46-04:00July 12th, 2012|Read More
Kissing and Dissing: Intervening when workplace romance goes wrongPatti Wellington2023-06-06T21:10:15-04:00June 28th, 2012|Read More
Cyberslackers and Cybertrackers: Status update on internet use and privacy in the workplacePatti Wellington2023-06-06T21:14:11-04:00June 7th, 2012|Read More
Strikes, Lockouts, Picketing and Work-to-Rule: What’s the latest law on industrial warfare?Patti Wellington2023-06-07T19:45:44-04:00May 17th, 2012|Read More
Stress, Overload and Burnout: Prevention, Accommodation, LitigationPatti Wellington2023-06-07T19:37:17-04:00May 3rd, 2012|Read More
Skimpy Outfits, Piercings and Tattoos: How far can employers go to protect their image?Patti Wellington2023-06-20T16:55:08-04:00April 19th, 2012|Read More
Minding Your Own Business: The impact on the workplace of the recent court decision (Jones v. Tsige) creating a right to privacyPatti Wellington2023-06-12T16:30:11-04:00March 22nd, 2012|Read More
“Urine or You’re Out”: The changing law on random drug testing and the alternativesPatti Wellington2023-07-06T13:51:49-04:00March 14th, 2012|Read More
Employer-Employee Meetings and Dealings: When should the union be in the room? When can management go it alone?Patti Wellington2023-06-12T16:40:10-04:00March 1st, 2012|Read More
Mistreatment and Abuse of Employees: What are the consequences? What are the remedies?Patti Wellington2023-06-12T16:49:51-04:00February 16th, 2012|Read More
Lying, Cheating and Stealing: What acts of employee dishonesty warrant automatic discharge?Patti Wellington2023-06-12T17:01:38-04:00February 2nd, 2012|Read More
Disciplinary Investigations: What questions can employers ask? What questions should employees answer?Patti Wellington2023-06-12T17:06:44-04:00January 19th, 2012|Read More