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I have worked for a pool company for 30 years. Early last yr. I developed esophagus cancer. June 29th went to the dr..they admitted me in the hospital. Now the cancer is gone, I go for treatment once a month. I've told my work I would like to go back but they won't answer me. Mon I went in talked to the bosses and was told interest rates caused a slow business and maybe in the spring I could return to work. I'm thinking if I wait that long, I may have released myself from my job.

i have worked for my present employer for 9 years. they have updated the employee policy in regards to social media. in the past it stated that if we are posting on social media be respectful and if you represent the company please avoid certain topics. They have updated it now that if i am on a social media site and i post or give opinions on certain topics i.e. religion, race, politice etc and it is deemed offensive i can be terminated with cause. This is even if i do not associate the organization that i work for, they are not part of my account listing etc. I am choosing at this time not to sign but they may come back and say it is a condition of employment if you do not sign you will be terminated. i reside and am employed in Alberta.

Can an employer ask to see personal email as part of the interview/hiring process. IN particular, when applying for a law enforcement organization in Ontario.

I work for a company from Ontario, though I reside in Alberta. I have always worked for this company remotely. Recently, there have been discussions of potentially implementing a mandatory return to office. If this should occur, obviously I would not be able to go to the office. What are my options? Can I be dismissed? Would this be with or without cause, if this were to occur? Note that my employment agreement makes no reference to either remote or in-office work, from what I can see.

I have worked for a company for 15 years in IT and have recently been put into the on-call rotation along with a couple other IT staff (others have not been put into the rotation). Part of the on-call duties is to periodically perform system updates overnight 1am to 5am. There was one individual that used to do this on their own but my manager wanted a couple of other staff to learn how to do this so it's not always just the one individual. I struggle with severe sleep issues for which I require several medications and a strict sleep schedule/routine along with severe anxiety particularly regarding sleep. My doctor has provided a note for me to provide to my employer indicating that I have a sleep disorder and working scheduled overnight shifts is harmful to my progress in this regard. I have discussed this with my manager and they were receptive, however I continue to be scheduled for these overnight updates and my manager has left it up to me that if I can't do it then I need to either call in sick or find someone else to cover for me. This causes me a great deal of stress as I will be anxious for weeks whenever I am scheduled for these overnight updates. It bothers me to think I need to come up with an excuse each time this happens. Is this something that I have no choice and will need to deal with or should I be meeting with HR and presenting them with the doctors note and request an accommodation? I'm worried that I will seem like a bother and they will find a way to push me out the door. What should my next step be?