Legal Ease – Stop Shouting at Me! (LOL)

By Robert Smithson  In Auckland, New Zealand a recent news item told the story of Vicki Walker who was fired from her job, in part,...

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A Secret to Collective Bargaining

By Jay Sharun, CHRP History may not put this secret alongside the contents of the Zapruder film or how they put caramel inside the...

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Legal Ease – Getting Employees Off the Telephone

By Robert Smithson    The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has reported that, at the time of a recent mid-air collision between an airplane and a...

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Legal Ease – Avoiding The Pitfalls of Enticement

By Robert Smithson   In employment law circles, the terms “enticement” or “inducement” refer to the more aggressive methods by which an employer will woo an...

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Legal Ease – Do You Consent To Violence At Work?

By Robert Smithson   If asked, “Do you consent to being assaulted at work?” the great majority of employees would undoubtedly answer, “No.”  In some workplaces,...

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Legal Ease – Spying Boss Poisons Workplace

By Robert Smithson  When it comes to the workplace, it’s fair to say the employer has the authority to take some liberties in monitoring the...

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Legal Ease – Employees Can’t Hide on the Internet

By Robert Smithson  It seems, from my perspective, to have become fashionable for employees to publish critical comments about their employer (or former employer) on...

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Legal Ease – Regulating the Office Romance

By Robert Smithson  Employment lawyers commonly advise employers who are asking how to eliminate personal relationships between employees.  That result is likely one which is...

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