But she is wary about the future effects of Fraser particularly
on vulnerable employees, when it comes to bargaining power, calling the «good faith» standard set by the court «a minimalist option.»
Not exact matches
Not surprisingly, 3 out of 4 surveyed fear that
employees» everyday activity
on social networking sites exposes their business to danger and makes sensitive corporate data
vulnerable.
Addressing the issue of risk in a similar vein, paragraph 139 of the complaint asserts a corollary to its position
on fees: «Managing a retirement plan therefore must focus always
on the most
vulnerable participant» by which it seems to mean a non-highly compensated
employee working in the shipping department.
Eroding pension plans by shifting risk onto
vulnerable employees and retirees with limited ability to absorb income cuts is quite in keeping with the Harper government's determination to lower the boom
on public sector workers and improve the profitability of their corporate friends in the private sector.
Today, Pat Baker, vice president of the New York State Public
Employees Federation (PEF), warned lawmakers of the long - term implications
on the most
vulnerable New Yorkers if these proposals go forward.
Her own experience in a suicide prevention training program mandatory for all civilian naval
employees convinced her that focusing such efforts
on the
vulnerable could yield better results.
In the case of Distribute.IT, the hackers identified a
vulnerable employee, installed a key logging malware
on the
employee's computer and then used the laptop's secure VPN connection to access the network.
Employers do searches
on employees and potential
employees; thus this website, which does exploit people's personal situation, is unnecessary and puts others in
vulnerable cases, such as impeding one's ability to secure reasonable employment and to keep keep that employment.
A local authority has been fined # 100,000 after an
employee accidentally posted sensitive information
on several
vulnerable children and their families onto the internet.
By imposing this onus
on employees, employers have less incentive to protect
employees at a time when they are
vulnerable ie.
«Certainly not a good result for [American Airlines], but also a concern to any
employee who is
vulnerable to a charge that an extended job offer is less than «real» because it conditions the offer
on anything other than the medical examinations.
MacPherson J.A. in Ceccol v. Ontario Gymnastic Federation 2001 CanLII 8589 (
ON CA), (2001), 55 O.R. (3d) 614 (C.A.) recapitulated that the common law should be interpreted to protect
vulnerable employees.
Iacobucci J. went
on to point out that this unequal balance of power in an employment relationship led the Supreme Court of Canada, in Slaight Communications Inc. v. Davidson, 1989 CanLII 92 (SCC), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1038, to recognize
employees as a
vulnerable group in society.
The key point that emerges from Barber is that this is a general positive duty to take steps to be aware of the pressures
on employees, not one which only applies where the employer is aware of a
vulnerable employee.
The House of Lords has now established that employers must be
on «suicide watch» with stressed, depressed and
vulnerable employees.
Some
employees may enjoy a measure of bargaining power when negotiating the terms of prospective employment but once they have been hired and are dependent
on the remuneration of the job, they become more
vulnerable.
Any disciplinary measure imposed
on an
employee who has taken medically supported sick leave will leave the employer
vulnerable to the accusation that the measure taken (e.g. a poor performance review, demotion, or dismissal) was discriminatory.
«Given that many who work in service industries where tips are commonplace, tend to be short term, often new immigrants or even those working
on visas, leaving them to take their case to employment tribunals as the only enforcement method will continue to leave such
employees vulnerable to abuse, because either they are not aware of or are unable to seek advice
on their rights,» Parker adds.
Even if your company conducts background screenings, segregates financial duties, educates
employees on how to detect fraud or employs electronic fraud detection systems, it may still be
vulnerable.
Sterling Talent Solutions provides thought leadership
on topics relevant to
employee background screening and this includes managing
Vulnerable Sector Check requirements.
Addressing positive organizational management with evidenced based strategies and positive wellness interventions within schools and with practicing health care professionals, over burdened by «Daring Greatly», may have a beautiful much needed effect
on communities,
employees, patients and families in a most
vulnerable space...
As the widely publicized theft last year of a laptop computer with 26.5 million veterans» Social Security numbers from an
employee of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs demonstrates, the data we carry around every day
on our laptops and PDAs is
vulnerable.
For example, even though
employees are well within their rights to send emails or text messages of a sexual nature while at home, doing so
on company time and / or using your company's Internet connection could potentially make your business
vulnerable to sexual harassment claims.