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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
The tragic news, last week, of a workplace shooting served as a grim reminder of the frequency of such violent occurrences. The...
