Sentences with phrase «accommodate employees who»

Supervisor — Tarek Steel Supply, Boulder, CO — April 2009 — May 2013 • Managed a team of 14 - 18 customer service associates per shift and modified arrangements as needed to accommodate employees who were sick or unable to make their shift • Created team goals and incentives to encourage unity, superior customer service, and overall success • Strategized with colleagues to provide suggestions for marketing product and organizing displays • Assisted customers and resolved issues to maintain credibility and brand image

Employers may have a legal obligation to accommodate employees who have child care challenges or other family responsibilities, such as caring for an ailing parent.

Saunders is working on a proposal for a program on how employers can accommodate employees who have disabilities.

In effect, provincially - regulated employers in Ontario must accommodate employees who request time off for reasons involving domestic or sexual violence.

In an arbitration between the Corporation of Quinte West and CUPE, Local 759, (decision released on October 21, 2011), Arbitrator Paula Knopf considered whether an employer has an obligation to accommodate an employee who suffers from allergies that are caused, at least in part, by scented products in the workplace.

Q.B.); nor a case in which the employee had accepted prior transfers: Reber v. Lloyds Bank International Canada 1985 CanLII 153 (BC CA), (1985), 18 D.L.R. (4th) 122 (B.C.C.A.), Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. v. Page, [1984] S.J. No. 448 (C.A.), Durrant v. Westeel - Rosco Ltd. 1978 CanLII 277 (BC SC), (1978), 7 B.C.L.R. 14; nor a case in which the employer faced financial difficulties compelling consolidation or restructuring: Smith v. Viking Helicopter Ltd. reflex, (1989), 68 O.R. (2d) 228, Morris v. International Harvester Canada Ltd. reflex, (1984), 7 C.C.E.L. 300; nor a case in which the employer was attempting to accommodate an employee who was no longer able to perform at a level required of the position in which the individual was employed: Canadian Bechtel Ltd. v. Mollenkopf (1978), 1 C.C.E.L. 95, and Marko v. Toromont Industries Ltd., [1998] O.J. 5539 (QL)(Gen. Div.)

Accommodating an employee who needs to use medical marijuana may require an employer to modify hours of work, allow for additional breaks or assign the employee to a less demanding or less safety - sensitive position.

What duty, if any, does an employer have to accommodate an employee who is breastfeeding, and how far — and for how long — does that duty extend?

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That approach gives flexibility regarding accommodating for fluctuating levels of in - store traffic but can be immensely frustrating for employees who regularly get ready for work, anticipate the resultant income and get told they're not needed.

If you are a dedicated employee who has proven that you can get the job done, chances are that they are going to be willing to accommodate you.

Reasons employees cite for their happiness with Vitamin T include the company's accommodating structure and work - life balance initiatives and its support of «boundless imagination, innovation, and those who see the world through a different lens.»

he Bathroom Bill would force New York employers to accommodate cross-dressing employees in the workplace, would make New York businesses liable for real or invented transgressions upon a civil right to «gender identity or expression,» and would give intact biological males who assert female gender identities access to women's locker rooms, changing areas, and restrooms in places of public accommodation, thus compromising the privacy and safety of women and girls.

I have seen many of these development programs (which are usually provided online as eLearning courses, to accommodate the needs of a large and disperse workforce) and have to say that both the technological platforms and the quality of content often provide a rich learning experience for the employees who are being trained.

Retailers can even give trusted employees leeway to accommodate customers who are looking for specific products or livestock.

British architect David Adjaye, who was born in Tanzania and grew up in Uganda, proposes offices accommodating thousands of employees as part of a larger proposal by charitable organisation the Made in Africa Foundation to redevelop the Naguru and Nakawa areas of Uganda's capital city.

In doing so, you must meet these standards to accommodate the needs of employees and job applicants who have disabilities.

If you are an employee who has an aversion to cigarette smoke, then your employer may have a duty to accommodate you as well.

Under existing human rights law, an employee who commits drug - related misconduct, refuses to admit that he or she has a substance dependency problem and / or to take any steps to address the issues does not need to be accommodated and can certainly let be «let go».

If we forget the fact that MayorFord is an elected official (who apparently can't be removed without an act of Parliament), he would, if a regular employee, have a right to be accommodated under provincial human rights legislation if he was addicted to illegal (or legal) substances and that addiction was the cause of his behaviour.

With this decison, the Ontario Court of Appeal specifically acknowledged the appropriateness of punitive damages awards against employers who discriminate, harass or fail to accommodate disabled employees.

The new policy statement is especially topical for employers, who have a statutory duty under Ontario's Human Rights Code to accommodate employees with respect to disability to the point of undue hardship.

Obtained a $ 1.4 million verdict (upheld after appeals) for a former employee who alleged wrongful discharge and failure to accommodate in a disability discrimination case against his former employer and manager.

Employers who refuse to accommodate disabled employees by, for example, granting the employee a leave of absence to recover from a serious illness, will not be well placed to successfully defend against a human rights application.

It is clear that the duty to accommodate applies to disabled employees who use medical marijuana.

Generally speaking, the duty to accommodate requires employers to adapt rules and requirements to meet the needs of individual employees who would otherwise be exposed to constructive discrimination on a protected ground, including disability.

All employer's, regardless of size, have a legal duty to accommodate the needs of employee's who have a disability and to give equal access to employees who are protected under the Ontario's Human Rights Code.

Separate from the above, employers have a general duty under human rights legislation to accommodate an unpaid leave of absence in the case of an employee who is unable to work because of a disability.

Employers who refuse to accommodate disabled employees because of relatively modest inconvenience or additional cost will not be well placed to defend against a human rights application.

Employers must recognize that human rights legislation places statutory limitations on the content of application forms, the pre-screening process, the interview, medical inquiries, and, under the employer's duty to accommodate persons with disabilities, even the right to hire an employee who is fit to perform the essential duties of the job.

Earlier in her career, she was let down by a part - time employee who repeatedly missed deadlines, refused to accommodate the occasional request to stay late and who sulked when delicately and professionally asked to explain mistakes.

In some cases, accommodating an employee may generate negative reactions from co-workers who are either unaware of the reason for the accommodation or who believe that the employee is receiving an undue benefit.

Employees who have had industrial injuries may be entitled to receive vocational rehabilitation benefits if they are not accommodated by their employer and we are equipped to provide services within the scope of the benefit system requirements.

More employers are opting for hoteling, smaller office space accommodating rotating employees who may «drop in» occasionally.