Parag Deulgaonkar reports: An employer can be held liable for actions of his/her employee on social networking sites, under the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) employment law, according to Clyde and Co. “Under DIFC and QFC employment law, an employer may be held vicariously liable for the actions of its…
Category: Workplace
Workers’ health information off-limits, except when it’s not
Diane Stafford writes: Do you have to take a pre-offer or post-offer medical exam or a fitness-for-duty test? Are you asking for family leave to care for your mother because she’s dying of breast cancer? Did you write on your Facebook page about your family history of heart attacks? Are there questions about your family’s…
Boss orders female staff to wear red bracelets when they are on their periods
I had to check the site twice to make sure this wasn’t a satire site as this is just so outrageous. Ian Sparks reports: A boss in Norway has ordered all female staff to wear red bracelets during their periods – to explain why they are using the toilet more often. The astonishing demand was…
Court: Texas worker birth dates not public record
Associated Press reports: The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that birth dates of about 145,000 state workers are not public record. The court’s Friday ruling says releasing birth dates is an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy in an age when many people are victimized by identity theft. The case stems from a 2005 dispute between…