“Without clear communication of what expectations are, an employer is not going to be able to impose discipline if an employee has no idea what was expected of them.”
So says Darren Stratton, a labour and employment lawyer at McInnes Cooper in St. John’s, after a Newfoundland and Labrador arbitrator upheld the discharge of a worker for repeatedly breaching absence reporting requirements.
There’s value in progressive discipline for correctional purposes as well as supporting just cause, according to Stratton, who represented the employer in the case.
