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Issue 559 • Jun. 16, 2010
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CASES AND TRENDS
RCMP changes bog down criminal record checks
Concern over false positives mean checks could talk as long as 4 months
Get out the swear jar at work
Swearing at the boss may not be sufficient cause for dismissal
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Refusing to work due to threats
Extending statutory right to refuse unsafe work because of threat of harassment or violence
CASE IN POINT
Sleeping workers reinstated despite just cause
Arbitrator found employer had just case for dismissal but poor management and supervision were partly to blame
MORE CASES
No accommodation for ‘character flaws’: Board
Frequently absent worker wasn't alcoholic, just irresponsible
Court steps in to end picket line intimidation
Reports of picketers assaulting and harassing management and customers
YOU MAKE THE CALL
Dispute over union work bubbles over
Reorganization had salesmen doing more in-store work, an area unionized workers usually looked after
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