[Makarov]

Originally Posted by curves2000

As I had said in my previous post, this isn't about the serious situations where news anchors are handing out sex toys to colleagues or men in the workplace requesting women watch them shower naked. Just because a lot of the dismissals in the workplace aren't happening in the public eye, doesn't mean it isn't happening.

A former colleague of mine in finance was brought in to help turn things around in a sales department and bring some more professionalism as he has extensive experience. He has a strong background in fashion and was one of the country's top salesman at some of the highest caliber men's clothing stores.

He took it upon himself to have a meeting with all the sales staff about projecting a more professional and successful imagine through the dress code and offered up some tips and suggestions to all the staff members. Well it turns out one of the workers didn't appreciate it and proceeded to make a claim to HR and he was proceeded to be fired with his severance package in hand. From what I have gathered from former colleagues both men and women was that nothing wrong was said at the meeting. It was very much a "let's make sure our neckties are tied properly, our shoes are clean and polished, shirts are tucked and are projecting a polished image" I guess somebody didn't approve of the chat and so somebody lost their job.

I would argue in my opinion that it was absolutely stupid for a man to bring up anything dress code related to any women in the modern day workplace, not because of the content but of the sensitivity attached to the situation. In any event he made his calculation and he lost. End of story on that

Unless you are protected by a "just cause" provision in a collective agreement, your employer is legally entitled to terminate you at any time for absolutely no reason at all (provided it pays you in lieu of reasonable notice. Unfortunately that is just the way it is.