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Weed at work: 1 year later pg. 4
Increase in cannabis users after
legalization means employers
should have solid policies and
practices in place to address
employees' use of the drug
Shutterbug fired
for taking photos of client
Worker at New Brunswick auto dealership said pictures
were taken for security purposes, but his behaviour and
previous incidents undermined his story
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
A NEW BRUNSWICK automobile dealership
employee got a little too trigger happy with the
cameras on his work tablet and cellphone when
a client was in the office and was sent packing as
a result.
Robert Durant, 63, worked as a service advisor
for Dieppe Auto, a Volkswagen and Audi dealer-
ship in Dieppe, N.B. Durant was hired in July 1984
and continued as an employee through a couple
of ownership changes, including an acquisition by
Audi Moncton at the beginning of 2017.
On Aug. 30, 2018, a female client arrived at the
dealership asking for her oil change indicator light
to be reset. A sales manager brought her into the
office for help. Durant was serving another client,
so another service advisor discussed the situation
with her at his desk.
During the approximately 15 minutes the cli-
ent was at the other service advisor's desk, Durant
took a photograph and two videos of her with the
Ontario corrections officer's
harassing behaviour gets corrected
Worker's anger over breakup leads to campaign of harassment
BY JEFFREY R. SMITH
AN ARBITRATOR has upheld the dis-
charge of an Ontario correctional officer who
repeatedly harassed a co-worker who was a
former girlfriend, including an attempt to un-
dermine her that over-reached his authority
and potentially endangered staff and inmates.
Richard Huppmann was a field intelli-
gence officer (FIO) for the Ontario Minis-
try of Community Safety and Correctional
Services. His job duties involved identifying
and monitoring members of "security threat
groups" (STGs), which were inmates in cus-
tody who were part of gangs, terrorist groups
or other criminal groups.
Huppmann and his manager were also
both members of the Ontario Gang Investi-
gators Association, so Huppmann was given a
senior role to provide guidance, advice, train-
ing and orientation assistance to other FIOs.
January 29, 2020
Ontario company's buyer didn't consult
employment standards pg. 3
Company founder stayed on as an employee,
but agreement and release couldn't remove
previous service from notice entitlement
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with Colin Gibson
Ask an Expert pg. 2
Dismissal of probationary
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