Think disparaging
comments about the employer or racist musings, as just two examples.
Corbyn's
comments about employers being able to «import cheap agency labour» to «undercut» existing pay and conditions also infuriated supporters of a softer Brexit.
I have several very specific searches created to discover
comments about my employers, and I'm very happy that they have never activated.
Employment law blogs, including Porter Wright's Employer Law Report and Ogletree Deakins» Employment Law Matters, have been discussing an Advice Memorandum recently released by the National Labor Relations Board that addresses when an employee may be fired over negative
comments about an employer on social media, and when such messages constitute «protected concerted activity» under the National Labor Relations Act.
Glassdoor.com allows employees, both current, and past, to post anonymous
comments about their employers for others to review.
Not exact matches
This is where technology has changed the game so drastically —
employers, and everyone else, are far more likely to find out
about employees» off - duty behaviour or
comments, and the behaviour or
comments are far more likely to damage a company's reputation.
Among San Francisco's top tech
employers, Twitter, Adobe, Hired, Yelp, Medium, and Salesforce all said they had no
comment when asked by Inc.
about the proposed measure.
Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and
employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.
Dan Watkins, director of Contact Law,
commented: «The introduction of «protected conversations» will offer
employers the chance to have frank conversations with staff
about their performances without fear of their every word being scrutinised and potentially used against them in a tribunal.
If we hear
about them at all in the press, it's usually to illustrate their dangers, with stories of online sexual predators, cyber bullying, or a job application faux pas when a potential
employer rescinds a job offer based on embarrassing online photos or
comments.
Your
comment about capital gains on the unwanted mutual funds sent me on a 30 - minute exploration of irs.gov (courtesy of my
employer) and Pub 590 looking for a way to make IRA contributions -LRB-» t is the season, you know) in non-cash form.
The later posting from the co-worker
about the
employer being «annoying as hell» was found to be «ambiguous» and unrelated to the fired employee's earlier
comments.
Casual Facebook or other messaging
commenting adversely on one's
employer or business activities, even gossiping
about the boss and work peers, can all now be the subject of concern to the
employer and indeed mandated by court order to be produced.
The Tribunal ruled that even though the
employer viewed his
comments in a «benign and positive light», regardless of whether he was told the
comments were unwelcome, he ought reasonably to have known that the persistent
comments about the physical attributes of the people working with him were unwelcome.
The
employer may reach this conclusion either because the matter does not involve a course of vexatious
comment or conduct as defined (for example the matter seems to be a personality conflict) or because the complaint appears to be
about reasonable action taken to manage and direct workers — conduct specifically excluded from the definition of «workplace harassment».
For instance, if an
employer regularly made derogatory jokes and insulting
comments about women, this is a form of harassment that creates a hostile work environment and a wrongful termination lawsuit may be appropriate in these circumstances.
This has been interpreted to include
comments made online
about working conditions that are disparaging to the
employer.
The judge used this case to make positive
comments about justification, reminding
employers that the requirement to justify a PCP should not be seen as placing an unreasonable burden on
employers or «casting some sort of stigma upon them.»
I can understand that some of the usually vocal George Mason professors might be inhibited from
comment given that their
employer is involved, but as Mike points out, what
about other academics?
To other
employers, insinuating and making
comments about forced retirement can land them in a law suit.
This month, we also look at the High Court's
comments about a clause requiring an employee to tell his
employer about job offers from competitors - the first time that such clauses have been considered in any detail by the courts.
Surely the Legislature did not envision that, in requiring
employers to describe how they will «deal with» complaints of workplace harassment in subsection 32.02 (2)(b),
employers would be free to terminate the complainant merely because he or she had the temerity to complain
about a course of unwelcome and vexatious
comment or conduct?
The article summarizes
comments Dan made
about workplace privacy at a recent Canadian Bar Association conference, including a
comment about the need for
employers to control their background...
The article summarizes
comments Dan made
about workplace privacy at a recent Canadian Bar Association conference, including a
comment about the need for
employers to control their background check processes so that hiring decisions are defensible.
Employers should be aware that if they do not feel comfortable providing references, they may decline to do so, or they may choose to limit their
comments only to basic information
about the employment relationship, such as dates of service and responsibilities of the position.
The
employer's negative
comments about Mr. Papp were true, and either based on the direct knowledge of the person providing the reference, or on verified accounts from others.
The Divisional Court recently affirmed a decision of the Ontario Superior Court that
employers are not liable for defamation for a negative reference if the negative
comments made
about the employee are true.
To the contrary, disputes
about how to handle employee communications to and from legal counsel that are stored on
employer systems have not been the subject of significant judicial
comment.
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board recently upheld the firing of two employees by a car dealership over
comments they posted on Facebook
about their
employer.
Chicago labor and employment partner Frank Saibert contributed this article
about a case involving an
employer's misleading
comments about possible pay raises if employees voted against a labor union.
Here is Yosie's
comment in January 2011
about marriage commissioners in SK being compelled by the courts to marry same - sex couples: «All the same, I'm sure that if my
employer required me to act contrary to my beliefs, I would protest and either demand accommodation or leave the job.
In her book, Wong was quoted as saying she received «a big pile of money to go away» and made
comments about winning against her
employer in the dispute.
By implementing enterprise platforms,
employers will easily and quickly give their employees opportunities to weigh in on decisions and share their
comments, concerns, and questions
about the business.
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comments and ratings provided anonymously by current and former Computer Services employees.
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comments about their current or most recent
employer.
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employer, and
comments and ratings provided anonymously by current and former Jack in the Box employees.
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about interview tables reminding you of the principal's office, or some similar
comment, can often break the ice for you and your prospective
employer.
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comments and ratings provided anonymously by current and former Nestlé Purina employees.
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