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Issue 556 • May. 5, 2010
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CASES AND TRENDS
Less talk, more action needed for accommodation
N.S. correctional services discussed accommodation with dyslexic employee, but didn’t actually do much
Family needs vs. family choices
Employees said schedule change discriminated against their family status but not every negative impact can be accommodated
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Recall rights after temporary layoff
Recalling employee to a different job could lead to constructive dismissal
Refusing to hire a former employee
Employer must be careful of discrimination risk
CASE IN POINT
Getting too friendly at party spells the end for hotel executive
Sexual harassment of subordinate at party and subsequent denial gave employer cause to dismiss 22-year employee
MORE CASES
Employee fired for history of fighting, not safety complaint
Employee's history of workplace altercations outweighed any consideration of his raising safety concerns as factor in dismissal
Employee fired for fishy letter to shareholders
Letter sent to shareholders and outsiders said management was 'disastrous'
YOU MAKE THE CALL
Paramedic and county don’t see eye-to-eye
Vision problems prevented paramedic from holding ambulance licence but he requested accommodation as attend-only
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