Questions tagged [workplace]
For questions regarding laws that apply to the workplace. Related tags: [employment], [employment-law]
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Hostile Work Environement (Enabled By Video Chat)
I have a work day that typically consists of face to face interactions with customers. However, my company wants to start facilitating these daily interactions via video chat that is easily available ...
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What are the rules on businesses that wish to only hire attractive females?
Many businesses feature beautiful female employees as part of their business plan and service offering. Examples include:
Hooter's waitresses
Sportclips stylists
A small chain of drive-thru smoothies ...
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Do I have the right to get a copy of the source code I wrote during an internship? (Germany)
I did an internship in a small software company in Germany and wrote mainly two programs, one which is just an example to learn the language which has no monetary value and another one which could be ...
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Conflict of Interest for Private Consulting While Working at Company in Same Industry?
I have plans to branch out into private consulting in the field I am currently employed in. Several exisiting clients have approached me expressing strong interest in working with me privately, based ...
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Employees Opting out of Website photos
Can a website photo be an "other assignee duty" for an employee? I have a vendor who is coming to take photos of us using their software, they will share their photos with us for our website as well. ...
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Am I out of my contract with my employer if they broke it first?
When I signed onto my job, it was written into my contract that I would get a 'Hiring Bonus' of $5000 that would be paid over the course of my first year and if I left early, I would have to pay it ...
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Work Policy States Employer May Access Personal Devices
My employer just sent out an email stating managers have the right to inspect electronic personal devices used for work. This includes web access to Office 365 via web browser or app installed on a ...
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Is it legal to keep a controlled substance at work?
If someone has a prescription for a controlled substance and stores it in their desk at work, can they get in trouble? Can someone get in trouble if it is discovered?
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Is it legal to monitor an employee's computer usage without their knowledge, in Portugal?
I've posted a question that had some legal repercussions in workplace.stackexchange.com, which is off-topic over there, so I'm asking the legal part of it here.
The situation is this. I'm a (...
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Is "mobbing" recognized by British and American legislations as a form of harassment in the workplace?
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British anti-bully researchers Andrea Adams and Tim Field have used the expression "workplace bullying" instead of what Leymann called "mobbing" in a workplace ...
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