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| AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Testing/Screening Employees:
Medical, Fitness, Psychological,
Drug and
Alcohol Tests, Credit and Security Checks |
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| WHEN: | November
1, 2005 12:30 p.m. EST Playback:
Nov. 7, 2005 3:30 p.m. EST |
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| WHERE: | Your
own office or boardroom |
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MODERATORS - |
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 | Andrea
Gillis Employer
Counsel
Gillis & Associates |
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 | Kim
Turner Union
Counsel
Pink Breen Larkin |
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- EXPERTS
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 | Rob
Sider Employer
Counsel
Lawson Lundell |
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Photo
is currently unavailable | | Robin
Gordon Grievance
Officer
Public Service Employee's Union |
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| THE
ISSUES: | Some
of the questions to be addressed: - What
tools do employers use to identify, screen, and determine the suitability of employees?
- What
kinds of screening/background checks are appropriate? Can employers request spousal/parental
information? Credit, employment, and educational history?
- What
are courts, arbitrators and privacy commissions saying about the scope of privacy
rights in the context of screening?
- When
are health and fitness tests acceptable and when are they discriminatory?
- Under
what conditions is drug and alcohol testing appropriate at the pre-employment
stage? During employment? When are random drug and alcohol tests permitted? When
does testing positive for drugs justify discipline? And when does it require accommodation?
- Is
off-duty consumption of drugs or alcohol a legitimate concern of the employer
sufficient to justify testing? Discipline?
- What
are the latest technologies in "bio" screening, and in what circumstances
is their use at the workplace permitted?
- What
less privacy-invasive options are available for testing employees?
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| Here's
what participants said about Lancaster's previous audio conferences:
"Good value for
money. We had a number of us on the call for a very low price and we did not have
to travel."
—
Leslie Kerr, Regional Manager, Human Resources, Ryder
Logistics and Transportation "Excellent.
Provided good, useful information. The technology was great!!!"
—
Colleen Ionson, Labour Relations Officer, Ontario
Nurses' Association |
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| Q
& A: | Gather
your colleagues around a speakerphone in your own office or boardroom. Have the
opportunity to ask questions in the Question & Answer portions of the sessions.
An additional 15 minutes will be added at the end of the session for those who
wish to continue with Q & A. |
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| MATERIALS: | Valuable,
up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from
our website. |
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| REGISTRATION
FEE: | $195,
plus GST (Registrations must be paid in advance of the audio conference).
Registration costs are per listening site/telephone, so you can have any number
of people listening at your location for one low price. Click
here for registration information. |
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| REGISTRATION
INFORMATION: | When
you register, you'll be given a toll-free number to dial at the time of the session
and a PIN number for access. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register
now. |
