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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Criminal Conduct and Its Impact
on Employment: Exploring the consequences
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| WHEN: |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Playback: Monday, May 12, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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| WHERE: |
Your
own office or boardroom |
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| MODERATORS: |
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Matthew Certosimo
Employer Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais |
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Anne Gregory
Union Counsel
Canadian Union of Public Employees
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| SPEAKERS: |
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Patrick Nugent
Union Counsel
Chivers Carpenter |
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Rebecca Saturley
Employer Counsel
Stewart McKelvey |
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ISSUES:
When an employee is charged with or convicted of a criminal offence, employers and unions face difficult choices, especially where the conduct did not occur at work but may nonetheless impact on the workplace. This panel will explore the many problems which can arise where a criminal investigation parallels a workplace disciplinary inquiry, including:
- When is an employee obliged to disclose criminal charges and/or a conviction arising from off-duty conduct? When can employers do criminal record checks as part of the hiring process?
- When is it appropriate to suspend an employee who is under criminal investigation or who has been charged with a criminal offence?
- When will off-duty criminal conduct merit a disciplinary response? Or non-disciplinary termination?
- What issues arise when employees are convicted of driving offences?
- What effect do criminal charges have on workplace investigations, disciplinary proceedings and grievance arbitration? Can employees subject to criminal investigation invoke the right to remain silent vis-à-vis their employer? Are they compelled to cooperate with an employer investigation?
- Does incarceration due to criminal conviction automatically justify the termination of employment? When may employers be required to grant a leave of absence and/or participate in a temporary absence program permitting an employee to attend work while in jail?
- How does the prohibition against discrimination based on criminal record, in the Charter and human rights legislation, affect an employer's course of action?
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| Q
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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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| CDs: |
Audio conference CDs, including a PDF copy of the materials from the conference, are available for $175 + GST per conference ($75 + GST for registrants). Click here to order. |
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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 an access code to join the call. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register now. |
