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Can your employer pop in your house unannounced insisting on checking himself if you are really sick? - AspiringFilmWriter - 11-09-2012 07:08 PM
Isn't this a form of harassment or something? My younger sister's Lebanese employer just dropped by unannounced insisting to see my sister so he could check himself if she is really sick, for almost half an hour, he kept on insisting even though my dad told him again and again that she is resting!
So annoying. Is there any employment law against this? We're from Alberta.
Thanks!
- jandy - 11-09-2012 07:17 PM
I think you put it on facebook.
Check with your state/area employment laws.
- apropos92 - 11-09-2012 07:17 PM
I am not sure about laws in Alberta, but in the US, that is against the law. However, if you or your sister pursue this in court, your sister will be out of a job. IF your sister is OK with looking for a new job immediately, you should contact your local labor law and employment office. They typically help with employment issues, and will at least be able to tell you whom to contact in order to file a formal complaint. If her boss comes back, call the police. He has no right to show up at your home, and he definitely has no right to demand entrance to your home for any reason. If he is asked to leave your property and refuses, he is breaking the law, and the police will tell him as much. In the US, you could then file a no-trespass order against him, so if he ever steps foot on your property again, he can be arrested. I don't know if Canada has laws like that, but you should inquire with your police department now. Again, these are drastic measures, and will lead to your sister's immediate dismissal from her job if he is the owner of the company. Your sister will have legal recourse against him for firing her, but that may take years.
The simplest thing your sister can do, is contact the person who supervises your sister's supervisor., and make a formal, written complaint. If he is the owner of the establishment, and she does not value her job, I suggest she quit now, and avoid any further contact with this weirdo.