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Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean workplace discipline: lawyers by Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press Posted Apr 17, 2021 10:00 am EDT Last Updated Apr 17, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT CALGARY Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace including termination in the most flagrant cases. “There is a shared obligation between employers and employees to maintain a safe workplace, and safety includes you don’t bring in a potentially fatal virus into the workplace,” said Hermie Abraham, founder of Advocation Professional Corp. in Toronto.  In addition to the obvious risk to others’ health, employers are also keenly aware of how workplace spread of the virus could affect their reputation especially if it’s a setting that relies on public confidence, for example, food processing, she said. 

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