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Don't 'stick Gen Y in cubicle'
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Librarians bare skin, show wild side
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Jobboom Index
Québec 69,1 %
Employment situation
Fair
Ontario 0 %
Employment situation
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Jobboom presents
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August 23, 2009 Edition
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Focus on
Wrongful dismissal
Abercrombie & Fitch reassigned a cardigan-wearing saleswoman- and a law student with a prosthetic arm-to the stock room for violating the summer uniform. Vague, abusive, unhelpful employers should be ready for legal trouble when they fire employees. On the flips side, employees faced with a contract containing a dismissal clause should seek legal advice beforehand.
Have you ever been the victim of a wrongful dismissal?
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Media Watch
Workplace Challenges
Don't 'stick Gen Y in cubicle'
Don Tapscott, author of Growing Up Digital, provides further instructions on coddling unruly Gen Y employees. Don't stifle them with supervision.
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(Source: ZDNet, Asia)
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Managing Stress
How do you control CEO rage?
Does your boss speak loudly and carry a big stick? Geesh. Try keeping snacks handy at your desk; perhaps your CEO's rage is just a fit of hypoglycemia.
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(Source: Canoe, Money)
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Newsworthy
Librarians bare skin, show wild side
Allegedly, thick-framed glasses and hair buns shroud female librarians' true identities. Now they are cashing in on their mystique for charity.
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(Source: Canoe, CNews)
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Jobboom Poll
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Have you ever been the victim of a wrongful dismissal?
- Yes, I took legal action and won
- Yes, I took legal action but didn't win
- Yes, but I didn't take legal action
- No, but would take legal action
- No, but I wouldn't take any legal action
- No, but I have dismissed some on questionable grounds
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Boomerang Byte
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Are you... highly effective slacker?
Some employees secretly pride themselves on doing the least work possible. Here's how they pull it off:
- Don't volunteer yourself for anything;
- Always send emails when making a request to another employee;
- Never inform people that you finish things early;
- Never skip lunch or eat lunch at your desk.
(Source: Examiner)
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