Tag: drug and alcohol policy

Only Four 12-Ounce Beers Per Employee Per Day? Party Foul!

By Matt Gilley, FordHarrison Nov 8, 2018 EntertainHR

Updated: Nov 8, 2018

WeWork has enjoyed a meteoric rise.  If you’re not familiar with the company, WeWork leases office space which it turns around and leases to other businesses.  It’s particularly popular with the startup crowd. To appeal to the young, hardworking startup crowd, WeWork has offered an interesting array of perks to its tenants.  One of the […]

Discipline for off-duty cocaine use justified in safety-sensitive workplace

By Rosalind Cooper Jun 25, 2017 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jun 25, 2017

by Rosalind H. Cooper A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, has confirmed that employers have the ability to take disciplinary action against employees for drug and alcohol use in safety-sensitive workplaces. The worker in this case was employed in a mine where […]