Rights And Obligations Under Workplace Policies

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Employees are generally bound to abide by their employer's workplace policies and procedures. This can be done, for example, via express terms in the employment contract or as a reasonable and lawful direction. However, workplace policies often purport to place obligations on the employer as well.

In this blog, we explore the following:

1. defining "workplace policy";
2. employee obligations regarding workplace policies;
3. consequences if an employee breaches a workplace policy;
4. when a workplace policy becomes contractual; and
5. the consequences of a policy being contractual vs non-contractual.

What is a workplace policy?

A workplace policy is a document that generally deals with the employer's practices, requirements and procedures.