By Robert Smithson
One of the riskier strategies employers will engage in is a mischaracterization of the reasons for dismissal of an employee. When that...
By Robert Smithson
Over the past few months a battle has been fought in B.C. between the Teachers Federation and the Public School Employers’ Association...
By Robert Smithson
I’m not a fan of the phrase, “economic meltdown”. It’s an exaggeration of the negative aspects of the current economic climate and,...
By Robert Smithson
Employers sometimes show a real knack for overplaying the hand they’ve been dealt. One instance where that tendency is displayed is in...
By Robert Smithson
The tragic news, last week, of a workplace shooting served as a grim reminder of the frequency of such violent occurrences. The...
By Robert Smithson
The front page of Kelowna’s Saturday Okanagan newspaper blared “Cybersacked” a few weekends ago. The accompanying story told of a spa employee...
By Robert Smithson
When Richard Flores began a two week medical leave from his job as a pasta maker, he had no reason to think...
By J. Geoffrey Howard
Just as John, the President of a medium-sized company, is leaving his office, Cyndi from sales slips into his office and...
