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Religious Accommodation and the Case of the Skirt Hem
You may have seen this story a while back about a woman who was suspended from her job at the Toronto Pearson Airport because she refused to wear a skirt…
Why can’t recent immigrants get jobs?
This story describes a new study by Statistics Canada that found an unemployment rate in 2007 of nearly 12 percent in the Greater Toronto Area for new immigrants (less then 5 years in…
Trust and Confidence at the Workplace
My colleague at York, Professor Sabrina Deutsch-Salamon, recently published an article based on her research that found employees who feel their employers trust them are better performers. This is interesting…
Happy Mothers’ Day
A study by Salary.com pegs the value of work performed by stay at home moms (and dads, I would presume, though dads weren’t included in the study) at around US $…
The Severance Pay “Loophole” Issue
Howard Hampton, leader of the Ontario N.D.P. party introduced a private members bill today that would amend the Employment Standards Act to broaden the scope of employers required to pay…
News Flash: Timbit Theft Case Has Happy Ending
Blaming an “overreaction” by the Store Manager, Tim Horton’s has rehired the woman who had the nerve to give a 16 cent timbit donut to an infant child. I’m sure…
Sex and the Weather Channel
Thanks to Workplace Prof Blog for this story about a nasty weather channel anchor who apparently believed his female co-hosts were there for his amusement. What is the responsibility of a…
Dough Brain?
This story describes how a Tim Horton’s employee, who is also a single mother, was fired for giving a 16 cent timbit to an infant. The story doesn’t say whether…
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