The article examines 78 arbitration decisions that weigh the employer’s right to discipline for absenteeism against the employee’s family care-giving responsibilities. It places such absences… Read More »Work and family conflict.1. Work/family conflict: the arbitrator’s role
Arbitrator Knowlton posits that fairness requires the evolution of the concept of just cause to take into account the contemporary circumstances of workers, who increasingly… Read More »Work and family conflict. The evolution of worklife disputes in grievance arbitration: A commentary on Professor Joan Williams’ preceding article
An examination of fault and no-fault attendance policies; “excessive” absenteeism; the use of progressive discipline for absenteeism; disparate treatment; and factors in determining just cause.
A discussion of the differing measurements of absenteeism, and the conflicting views of arbitrators in cases involving corrective discipline in the context of absenteeism charges.… Read More »Arbitration and the absent employee