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Financial Post: 17 August 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Shirley believed she was doing Sam a favour when she fired him. Concerned that he would repeat his mistakes in his next job, she calmly detailed all of the reasons for his dismissal and offered advice to prevent those problems’ recurrence. Sam took it well, requesting clarification on some points and agreeing with others. Continue reading The Fine Art of Saying, You’re Fired
Financial Post: 10 August 2005 All Rights Reserved.
With the chief executive as his brother, Norman Miller was confident he had job security. But returning from lunch one day, he was shocked to discover that his desk had vanished. It was his brother’s doing. Continue reading Changing an Employees Status Has Consequences: Steadily Eroding Someone’s Job Can Land You in Court
Financial Post: 3 August 2005 All Rights Reserved.
Telling their boss off is a pleasure most employees can only fantasize about.
But not Christine Carscallen.
A marketing executive for FRI Corp., Carscallen reported to its president and CEO, Eligio Gaudio.
Both freely spoke their minds to the other. The result was a tumultuous relationship of more than 15 years. Continue reading Just Cause is Not the Easiest Thing to Demonstrate: Trading Barbs with Boss Not Enough to Justify Treatment
Financial Post: 27 July 2005 All Rights Reserved.
The first day on the job, Trusty Francis was presented by his employer, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, with numerous forms to sign. One was titled Employment Agreement. Like most new employees, he read and signed the document, then put it out of his mind. Continue reading Because it’s in Writing, Doesn’t Make it So: Employment Contracts Must Follow Labour Policy to be Enforceable
Financial Post: 20 July 2005 All Rights Reserved.
Pepsi-Cola employees had to follow one unshakeable rule: No consumer must ever see a stale-dated product on any store shelf.
Donald Chester, a 20-year route sales representative, delivered Hostess Frito Lay products (owned by Pepsi) to retail outlets. Pepsi expected Chester to ensure its products were removed from stores before their best-before dates expired. Most of the time Chester honored Pepsi’s “golden” rule. Occasionally, he slipped up. Continue reading Make Sure Employees Can Meet Set Standard: Court Crunches Numbers on Bags of Chips
Financial Post: 13 July 2005 All Rights Reserved.
How do you win in court? A common adage is that winning or losing a trial is a function, in roughly equal proportions, of the strength of each side’s case, the skill of counsel and the judge you happen to draw. Continue reading How to Win an Employment Suit: Strategies for Employees and Employers
Financial Post: 6 July 2005 All Rights Reserved.
Employees in high-pressure jobs often jump before they are pushed and claim constructive dismissal, fearing that they will be otherwise fired.
Laara Sinclaire knew that her position, touting time-share condos in Whistler, B.C., was only as secure as her latest results. Continue reading Discipline Is Not the Same Thing as Firing
In the last several months, the courts handed out two cases of significant importance to fraud investigators. Continue reading Is Dishonesty Still Grounds for Termination?
