Addressing Gambling, Technology, & Pornography Addictions at Work: Legal and Human Rights Obligations
- August 6, 2026
- Virtual
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Program Overview
Behavioural and technology-related addictions, from online gambling to excessive pornography use, are pushing the limits of traditional policies and unsettled laws. As caselaw develops, employers and unions are facing tough questions about evolving human rights obligations and workplace accountability. Panelists will explore:
- Do employees with gambling, technology, or pornography addictions have legal protection in the workplace? Must the addiction be formally diagnosed?
- How should employers assess credibility and evidence when addiction by an employee as a defence is raised only after misconduct has occurred?
- What steps must employers take if they merely suspect an employee has an addiction?
- What are employer accommodation obligations when an addiction is behavioural or technology-related?
- Which monitoring mechanisms for technology or inappropriate online activity have been found to violate privacy rights?
- What disciplinary measures have been applied when addictions lead to misconduct such as time theft, misuse of employer equipment, or financial improprieties? Are there differences in how courts and arbitrators treat behavioural versus substance-related addictions in the workplace?
- How have employers and unions address addiction in workplace policies and collective agreements?
Pricing & Registration
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- Downloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers
- Access to the live session
- Opportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers
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Includes:
- Downloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers
- Access to the live session
- Opportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers
- Video recording of the session
- MP3 audio recording
- Full transcript
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Includes:
- Downloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers
- Video recording of the session
- MP3 audio recording
- Full transcript
Speaker Lineup
Speakers
Union counsel
Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP
Employer Counsel
Stikeman Elliott
Moderator
Nick E. Milanovic
Arbitrator/Mediator
Professor Carleton University
CPD Information
Lancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals, lawyers, and paralegals across Canada. More details regarding specific approvals from CPD accreditors below.
CPHR Alberta
This program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
CPHR BC & Yukon
This program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
Continuing Professional Development
More CPD Information
This program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
Members of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
Members of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.
Members of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.