Lack of loyalty, time theft, negligence… More than 17 employees of the Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST) have been fired on ethical grounds in five years, it has been learned The newspaper.
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Nearly half of those layoffs involve time theft, we learn in a response to an access request from the Journal.
Conflicts of interest in 2021, 2022 and 2023 will also cost employees jobs.
Fraudulent electronic signatures, harassment and misleading comments were also cited as reasons.
Confidentiality maintained
“The measures that led to dismissals did not pose a threat to the confidentiality of citizens' information. There was no disclosure that could harm them,” assures Antoine Leclerc-Loiselle, spokesman for the CNESST.
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“The CNESST aims to respond promptly to any situation brought to its attention that does not comply with these values and is not compatible with the Commission's objective of working to promote workers' rights and responsibilities as employers in Quebec,” he adds added.
As of December 31, the organization employed 5,414 people.
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