Employment Law

Jian Ghomeshi: Did the CBC cross the line as an employer?

Jian Ghomessi

By now, everyone in Canada – and likely beyond – knows the story of Jian Ghomeshi.

At issue is whether employers have the right to make decisions that affect employees’ careers based on their conduct outside the workplace, and who’s accountable if companies elect to terminate employees based on those activities.

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Even at this early stage, the Ghomeshi case illustrates just how quickly the landscape is changing, and why companies of all sizes and types need to change their ways.

Companies need to be aware that the distinction between personal life and work life is getting blurred,” Lior Samfiru, a partner in employment and labour law with Toronto-based Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, tells Yahoo Canada Finance.

Read Carmi Levy’s article in Yahoo! Finance here.

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