January 26, 12:30 p.m. EST

Playback: Monday Jan 30, 3:30 - 5pm

Gordon Luborsky

Arbitrator/Mediator

Sheila Greene

Union Counsel
NAPE

Robert Sider

Employer Counsel
Lawson Lundell

Some of the questions to be addressed:

• In what circumstances does an employer have a legitimate interest in an employee's off-duty conduct? What factors do arbitrators apply in determining this issue? Are employers ever liable for employees' off-duty conduct?
  
• In cases of addiction, can employers limit or prohibit an employee's use of drugs or alcohol after work hours? Does it make a difference if the employee is a drug addict or a recreational user? Can a condition of abstinence be included in a "last chance" agreement?
  
• Can employees be disciplined for views expressed outside the workplace that reflect adversely on the employer?
  
• Do certain employees, such as teachers or public employees, have a higher responsibility for their off-duty conduct?
  
• In what circumstances can an employee be suspended pending a trial on criminal charges? When is the employer required to maintain the employee in his or her job, or another accommodated job, pending the result of the trial?
  
• When is an employee's conviction for off-duty criminal conduct cause for discharge? Is incarceration a cause for dismissal, or is the employer required to grant an employee leave to serve a criminal sentence? Can an employee be discharged for failure to report to work where the employee was awaiting bail or was remanded in custody?
  
• Is surveillance of employees outside the workplace permissible? If so, in what circumstances?
  
• Should employers develop policies regarding off-duty activities? If so, what provisions should be included?
  
  

Here's what participants said about Lancaster's previous audio conferences:

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— Leslie Kerr, Regional Manager, Human Resources, Ryder Logistics and Transportation

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— Colleen Ionson, Labour Relations Officer, Ontario Nurses' Association

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