On-Demand Webcast: Navigating the Complexities of Social Media Misconduct


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Starts:01/17/2018 8:00 AM

Ends:01/17/2056 8:00 AM

Registration Closes:05/31/2020 4:00 AM

1 Hour Hour(s)

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$50 + Taxes
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$65 + Taxes
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Employee dismissal for social media activities is an emerging issue. To a large extent the dismissal decisions in non-unionized workplaces are following the principles behind the decisions in unionized workplaces. Join us to examine the leading Canadian decisions on social media and employee dismissal.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand why employers need to be concerned about employees inappropriate use of social media
  • Find out which principles govern employee discipline for inappropriate use of social media
  • Learn how to educate employees to use social media appropriately

Speaker bio(s)
Joel Smith, Lawyer, Williams HR Law

Joel is a lawyer with Williams HR Law, where he practices management-side labour, employment and human rights law. He provides advice and representation to employers on a broad range of issues including employment contracts, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation, human rights and accommodation, grievance arbitrations, labour board proceedings, privacy and workplace safety and insurance matters. Joel also conducts workplace investigations as part of his practice. Joel has appeared before various adjudicative decision makers including labour arbitrators, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

Prior to joining the firm, Joel articled with a prominent management-side labour and employment boutique firm in Toronto. Joel obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. While at law school, Joel was an editor for the University of Toronto Law Review and worked at legal clinics where he assisted clients with Workplace Safety and Insurance and Landlord and Tenant matters. Prior to law school, Joel obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University.

In his spare time, Joel enjoys spending time with his wife, Katie, and bulldog, Kimbo, and suffers as a fan of Toronto’s professional sports teams.