McDonald’s CEO fired over consensual relationship: 980 CKNW
McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has been let go from the fast food giant after breaching company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the company noted.
McDonald’s bans managers from embarking on romantic relationships with direct or indirect subordinates. Neither Easterbrook nor the company have named the employee whom he was involved with.
Can a company prohibit its staff from forming romantic relationships in the workplace? Is a dismissal for cause justified if an employee breaks company policy?
One of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s employment lawyers in Vancouver joined the Simi Sara Show on Global News Radio 980 CKNW to explain the rights of both employees and employers in this situation.
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