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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Company Rules, Supervisors’ Orders and Insubordination: What Does it Include?
What Sanctions are Appropriate?
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| WHEN: |
October 24,
2006 12:30
p.m. EDT
Playback:
Monday, October 30, 3:30 - 5pm |
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| WHERE: | Your
own office or boardroom |
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MODERATORS - |
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Tim
Gleason
Union Counsel
Sack Goldblatt Mitchell |
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Noella Martin
Employer Counsel
Wickwire Holm |
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Leanne Chahley
Union Counsel
Blair Chahley Seveny |
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Lee Shouldice
Employer Counsel
Blake Cassels Graydon
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ISSUES: | Some
of the questions to be addressed:
- Which rules require employee or union consent? Which can be unilaterally imposed? Do rules and orders have to satisfy a test of reasonableness?
- What does insubordination encompass? Is it limited to refusing to follow a specific rule or a direct order? What about insolent, disrespectful, insulting comments towards management?
- In most cases an employee must obey an order, and grieve its propriety afterward, but there are exceptions to the “work now, grieve later” rule. In this regard, when can employees
- refuse to provide medical information or submit to a medical exam?
- leave work without permission?
- refuse to (a) comply with a dress code or uniform, (b) modify their clothing or remove facial or body adornments, (c) trim their hair or shave off a beard, moustache or sideburns?
- decline to be vaccinated against flu or hepatitis?
- decline a work assignment that they do not consider part of their job because it is arguably contrary to the collective agreement?
- refuse work they consider unsafe or dangerous?
- disobey an order not to publicly criticize the employer, employer policies or working conditions?
- refuse to co-operate in an employee investigation of another employee?
- decline to answer questions or make a statement in an investigation of their own conduct?
- What can union representatives or officers say or do that other employees cannot without breaching the rules against insubordination?
- What types of sanctions do arbitrators consider as appropriate for different forms of insubordination? What circumstances are regarded by arbitrators as mitigating factors?
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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. |
