Illness In The Workplace, Can More Preventative Measures Be Taken?

Illness In The Workplace, Can More Preventative Measures Be Taken?

Currently the Canadian Employment Standards Act allows for 10 emergency days per year to anyone in a full-time position but not under a union or governmental law rule.

Is this truly enough?  These emergency days are meant to cover illness of any employee and their children or other dependents for whom alternate care during illness is not available.

Now, I don't know about some child care centers but most will refuse a sick child who presents with a fever or mucus on the premise of protecting others in care.  This is reasonable.  However, it means the onus of care for that child then falls on the parents.  If one is a single parent, or the other parent is simply not able, then where does that leave an employee?  They obviously have to leave work to care for their dependents right?
Wrong.  A person can be fired for this apparently. Or at least threatened with termination even before the period of 10 days, for which they are allowed, has been surpassed.  Is this reasonable?  Not in my opinion.

Once the 10 days has actually been incurred, regardless if they have been used primarily for the employee, if that same employee happens to be sick again, sports a fever, mucus & sore throat (the same reason kids are not allowed in our care centers when they are sick) then it's too bad.  The employee is expected to remain at work.  

Ok, so do I want some co-worker who has these symptoms touching things I may touch during my shift?  Machinery, lunch room tables, boxes of product, door handles etc.  
Do you think the people on the next shift would appreciate it, taking a chance at themselves also contracting some sort of viral illness simply because employees can lose their job if they NEED to leave due to illness so they stay at work while sick? NOT!  
And yet it occurs more often then you can imagine.

I know of one specific such incident just today where an employee of Johnson Rubber Canada Ltd, located on Weber St. N in Waterloo, was forced to stay and finish his shift despite a fever of 102.4, cough, runny nose and sore throat.  That's twelve hours of exposure to others on that employee's shift.  Why?  Because our labor laws have a 10 day limit and this company doesn't care much for employees & their families obviously.  

The employee in question has taken two days to take care of his wife, who suffers from fibromyalgia - a disabling disease of chronic pain in 18 different points on the body, with bouts of extreme inability to get out of bed due to pain that usual meds will not even relieve.  This employee has taken two days to assist in caring for one child while the mother was with the other child was in the hospital with a fever of 105 he'd had for almost 10 days and the remaining 6 were for his own illnesses consisting of a neck he could not turn (preventing safe driving or working realistically) and asthmatic related breathing problems due to both infectious viral illness & bacterial illness.

Johnson Rubber sent a warning of termination letter home on the 7th illness in October. The company claims this is now a pattern.
The employee has been there 17 years.  Last year was the first year the employee ever surpassed the 10 days.

So seriously, does this employee have a choice? Do any of those employees have a choice? No.  Is the employee abusing the emergency leave?  Not in my opinion.
Just two weeks ago another employee suffered a severe heart attack right in the middle of his shift!  One can only ask themselves why things like this occur.

Should a business have the right to expose other employees to infectious illness?  HELL NO!
So, should the employee leave and lose his job but protect his fellow employees or should he stay putting everyone at risk but keep his job?

What alternatives could the Canadian Employment Standards Act impose to assist in this type of situation?  Should there be some law created that protects the other employee's right to a healthy & safe work environment but prevents the businesses from firing sick employees who have more then proven loyalty?

Let me add that a business can expect (ask) an employee to produce a note explaining their illness.  Now, what doctor takes you the same day to get such a note?  And if an employee feels ill enough to not work then logically they can't be expected to spend the entire sick day in a walk in clinic right?  Or what if it's a dependent the employee is caring for.
What if the company doesn't ask for the note but then states that in part the employee is being fired for not producing one therefore nullifying the legitimacy of the 10 days sick leave already taken by an employee?

Where do we draw the line on illness in the workplace?  Do you think it's time for reasonable changes to be made to protect ALL employees in this situation?

Tell us your thoughts.  Or better yet, share your story of a similar situation where you or yours were put at risk due to regulations and companies who don't keep the same rules for all employees. (Some employees get additional sick day allowances while others do not.  Even within the same company) 
We know you have them. 

Share it with us, or share it with Employment Standards via a complaint/suggestion or share it with your Member Of Parliament, or your local newspaper.  

Help Canadians make change.  Help protect employees in the workplace!


Next week we will discuss our thoughts on equal pay for equal work.  Should the law only apply to members of the opposite sex?  Is seniority really considered/adhered to? 
If two people of the same sex hold the same position, do the same work but have been there different lengths of time all other factors are equal as to the actual job & % of income raises and yet the employee with the fewer years is paid a higher rate is this breaking the Employment Standards law?



Other topics we will discuss soon:

1. Should an employee be able to leave a position for another job for over a year and then slip back into the same position, at the same pay rate yet? Is this fair or reasonable to other employees not offered the same allowances?

2. Should pay raises be mandatory every two years to compete with the cost of living?

3. Every employee is entitled by law to a performance review on the anniversary of their employment.  Some companies don't do this within a reasonable time (6-8 weeks).  Should they be allowed to take so long or is this violating employee rights?  What if it doesn't get done at all?

4. Can a business add another, normally higher paid position, into your job description without discussion or compensation and do you really have to accept it?  What can you do about it?  What is the law on this?

The above discussions, including today's, are/will be the opinion of the writer on the Employment Standards Laws & Health & Safety In The Workplace as they understand them.
The writer in no way presents any of the above information, other then personal experiences, as fact.
For your rights as an employee, please contact your nearest Employment Standards Branch today.  Don't wait.  It could be your job next!!

Life, Innocence, Infinity, Wisdom, Death...

Desperation, Delusion. 
Inspiration, Conclusion.
Motivation, Illusion.
Altercation, Confusion. 
Negotiation, Absolution.

Observation 

Corruption, Ammunition.
Assumption, Characterization. 
Deception, Confrontation.
Dysfunction, Internalization.
Perversion, Gratification.

Communication

Fabrication, Combustion.
Melodramatization, Habitation.
Misconception, Perception.
Mollification, Nullification.
Realization, Seclusion.

Termination

What are YOUR thoughts on male/male sexual interaction & exploration...

What do you think of men who are otherwise heterosexual but do occasionally enjoy the company of another man in a sexual manner?  Do you think it emasculates a man or makes him gay if he has a desire to experiment?
How would you react if your significant other came to you and told you he wanted to be with another man?  Could/would you let him?  Would it freak you out?

Or does the thought of two men pleasuring one another stimulate you?  Would you enjoy the thought that your man could please another man in a sexual way & feel the freedom and security to openly do so?

Would you like to watch your man taken by another?
Would you want to watch them together?  Do you think it would sexually stimulate you? Would you want to join them or be satisfied to sit on the sidelines?

What if it was your man's ultimate fantasy? Could you deny him the ultimate experience?

Tell me your thoughts...



My personal thoughts...

Perhaps it's just me, perhaps I am a rarity or perhaps it's my position in the lifestyle, but either way I can honestly say I don't find the thought of two men repulsive by any means and nor do I believe that it emasculates a man when he enjoys the sexual companionship of another male.  I find anyone who thinks it does quite small minded.

Frankly, I actually find it stimulating to think of my male wanting to be with another.
Just as with women being together I believe that a person of the same sex can offer certain insights and feelings that one of the opposite sex can't.

I personally encourage men to seek out another and experience the intimacy and thrill of being in a sexual relationship with another man from time to time.

I would be honored & excited to have the privilege of watching my male with another, joining in if invited or simply knowing my male is seeking and receiving sexual satisfaction from all avenues in life.  Why the hell not?  I do!

If it doesn't make me less of a woman or a lesbian to be with a girl then why should it make him less of a man?  I think it actually makes them more of one in that they can admit they have the desire or need to be with a person of the same sex!  

Would I want to join them?  If invited to do so, you bettcha!

If my man came to me today and told me that he would like to experience the pleasure of another man's touch, that it was truly his ultimate fantasy, I'd be all over the idea.

I think as long as certain respect & safety concerns were addressed and all parties were committed to not crossing defined lines, preferably by a contract of sorts, there should be no question.  But even if it were a spontaneous decision, during another of our wickedly delightful sexual excursions, that would be ok with me too!

My man would deny me nothing, why should I not hold him in the same respectful position.

Experimentation is the key to self satisfaction.
Enjoy life, it's far too short not to!

Yeah, We Do Get It. We Were Once Kids Too Ya Know. Lol

Mom & Kid Fighting

Kid: Your rules are just stupid.  They serve no purpose!
Mom: Your opinion.  Live by them in my house.
Kid: Fine, I'm leaving. (packs bag and goes to friends)
Mom: Fine, see ya.  Don't expect me to do anything for you.
(kid returns after school next day)
Kid: Mom, can you let me know when you have some time.
Mom: Time? *laughs* No such thing in my life.  For what?
Kid: I need you to help me with my resume.
Mom: Fine.  Spell check it and then call me.
Kid walks away.

Moral: We may hate what you do to screw up your life but us Mom's are always there when you need us.  Our rules help you learn to be adults.  You don't have to like them or agree with them.  Save us all the trouble of arguing, just do it.  You will have to grow up sometime.

The Love Of One's Life Is Out There Somewhere...

Recently I've been conversing with a wonderful man who, although only knowing me over the Internet, has brought something to my life that I've been lacking for a very long time. Hope & Positivity

He has been supporting me, encouraging me to be positive even in the face of adversity and my recent struggles with both my personal health & my home life, both of which have been less then good to say the least.

Anyway, this post is dedicated to him, Benjamin, for always believing in me. Funny how people who've known you your whole life or have spent years living with you can end up letting you down when you need them the most and yet a total stranger can give so much of himself to help another feel like life is actually worth continuing.

Benjamin Russell, you are quite a man. Thank you!


The Love Of One's Life Is Out There Somewhere

Someone out there was meant to be the love of your life, your best friend, your soulmate, the one you can tell your dreams to... he'll smile at you for no reason, but he'll never laugh at your silly insecurities. 

He'll brush the hair out of your eyes and he'll bring you chicken noodle soup when you're sick. 

He'll call you just to tell you goodnight before you get into bed because he wants your voice to be the last thing he hears before he falls asleep. 

Completely unexpectedly, he'll tilt your chin up, look into your eyes, and tell you that you're the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, and for the first time in your life, you'll believe it. - unknown

One day maybe I'll meet mine.

When will it be my turn?

When Will It Be My Turn?

I often wonder just why it is I that have to be responsible for everyone else?

Why do I have to pick up the dirty clothes left on the floor or clean up a mess the animals made?

Why do I have to ensure that my children are taught to be responsible, have good manners & be held accountable for negative actions?

Why do I have to be there when things go bad or to explain again and again why something is the way it is?

Why do I have to be the one to make all the appointments for doctors, dentists & vets?

Why do I have to ask if the chores have been done or remind others that they need to do so?

Why am I left to get my kids down to bed at night and make sure they get up in the morning?

Why do I have to make sure they all have clean clothes to go to work or school every day and their bedding is clean at night?

Why do I have to teach them the difference between right or wrong or what is dangerous to do?

Why do I have to attend the parent/teacher interviews, the principals office or talk with the police if they come to my door?

Why do I have to make sure the bills are paid, the banking is done, the taxes complete, the food is bought & everyone has all that they need to live?

Why do I have to be the one who gets up in the night when a child cries or make sure they don't get sick, go to school with a fever or have an earache? Or to make sure medicine is available when they do?

Why am I stuck being the only one they rely on?

Why is it me they always believe will just take care of everything?

When does someone finally take care of me?

When will it be my turn?

Facebook Does Dr. Seuss - Saw this & HAD to share

Just Do It - I will

Always be strong
Consider others first
Never show your pain
Suck it up
Don't let anything get to you
Keep up a happy front
Don't show weakness
Can't get tired
Never let them know they hurt you
Always find a way
Be sympathetic to everyone
Always be helpful
Be kind, caring & understanding
Pull up your socks & move on
Walk away before they see
Never admit you cry
Never let anyone see you cry
Be there for everyone
Don't have expectations
Be constantly dependable
Push your own feelings aside
Rejection can't bother you
Let them know they matter most
You don't matter
Suppress all anger
Always be civil
Don't speak your mind
Never be rude
Never make mistakes
Don't get sick
Don't have needs
Be bubbly, cheerful, at all times
Deal with everything
Don't rely on anyone
Never allow yourself to trust
Don't ever lose control of emotions
Don't Complain
Don't forget to fake it
Fight yourself

And probably a million other things I can't, won't, shouldn't or don't do but right now I have more important things to take care of then writing them down.

Trying desperatly to understand something and would like some help if it's ok.

I was just told that I am too negative.  I never make anything positive for myself.  I only moan and complain and that I am rarely happy.

Now I truly need hard honesty, is this me?  When I thought I was simply being truthful with feelings and things, is this really how I am perceived?  Please, someone tell me the truth.

This is just a portion of a letter I received that at this very moment is destroying everything I thought I was.  Who I wanted, tried very hard to be.

"I often hear you tell me of how hard you have had it....how you have
had to fight for things. Most of what you say never comes from a
place of light and love, but one of bitching and moaning about how bad
things are. I rarely see you make things into a positive experience
for yourself. You are always right and everyone else is
wrong...despite their best attempts to please you."



This letter is from someone I have held dear to my heart for a very long time.  Now while I thought I had made so much positive change I find out this is how I was actually seen.

Please, someone who knows me here even just a little, is this the person you see me to be?  I really need to know.

The 10 Kink Commandments:

1. All activity must be safe (we do not cause true harm), sane (we only engage in activity when we are clear of mind), and consensual.

2. We must always be respectful of our partner’s safe word (red/yellow/green) and their hard limits.

3. We only enter into activities after we have gained trust, education, and an open mind.

4. We must always be polite and ask questions.

5. We must not touch other people's equipment without permission.

6. We must always be clean, hygienic, and mindful of our own equipment.

7. We must always be mindful of aftercare.

8. We do not engage in humiliating and degrading scenes for solely our own amusement.

9. We always protect each others anonymity from the harsh eyes of the vanilla world.

10. Most importantly, we do not forget to have a good time.

37 Rude & Crude Pick-up Lines......(borrowed from Fetlife post)

37 Rude & Crude Pick-up Lines......

1. I wish you were a door so I could slam you all day.

2. Nice legs...what time do they open?

3. Do you work for UPS? I thought I saw you checking out my package.

4. You've got 206 bones in your body, want one more?

5. Can I buy you a drink or do you just want the money?

6. I may not be the best looking guy in here, but I'm the only one talking to you.

7. I'm a bird watcher and I'm looking for a Big Breasted Bed Thrasher: have you seen one?

8. I'm fighting the urge to make you the happiest woman on earth tonight.

9. Want to play army? I'll lay down and you can blow the hell outta me.

10. I wish you were a Pony Carousel outside Superdrug, so I could ride you all day long for a quarter.

11. Oh, I'm sorry, I thought that was a Braille name tag.

12. I'd really like to see how you look when I'm naked.

13. Is that a ladder in your stockings or the stairway to heaven?

14. You might not be the best looking girl here, but beauty is only a light switch away.

15. Are those real?

16. You must be the limp doctor because I've got a stiffy.

17. I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles, and even farther for that thing you do with your tongue.

18. If it's true that we are what we eat, then I could be you by morning.

19. (Look down at your crotch) Well It's not just going to suck itself.

20. You know, if I were you, I'd have sex with me.

21. You. Me. Whipped cream. Handcuffs. Any questions?

2 2. F@# me if I'm wrong, but is your name Sherry Titsbottom?

23. Those clothes would look great in a crumpled heap on my bedroom floor.

24. My name is (name)...remember that, you'll be screaming it later.

25. Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?

26. Hi, I'm Mr. Right. Someone said you were looking for me.

27. My friend wants to know if YOU think I'M cute.

28. Hi. The voices in my head told me to come over and talk to you.

29. My name isn't Elmo, but you can tickle me anytime you want to.

30. I know milk does a body good, but DAMN, how much have you been drinking?

31. If you were the last woman and I was the last man on earth, I bet we could do it in public.

32. Wanna come over for some pizza and sex? No? Why? Don't you like pizza?

33. Baby, I'm an American Express lover...you shouldn't go home without me.

34. Do you sleep on your stomach? Can I???

35. Do you wash your pants in Windex? Because I can see myself in them.

36. I lost my puppy. Can you help me find him? I think he went into this cheap motel room.

37. (Lick finger and wipe on her shirt) Let's get you out of these wet clothes.

What is your "quote" of success? I liked this one.

Success

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

-author unknown.

A Moment Of Fetish, A Lifetime Of Laughter

Woman Gets Pissed Off on First

This might seem off topic, until you consider the "fetish" connection...
Take the time to read this when your day is going into permanent irritation. We have all had bad dates but this takes the cake.


Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize!

She said it was midwinter...Snowing and quite cold... And the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City , Utah . It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon.

They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte. They were about an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for awhile. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.

They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.

Upon finishing, however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due to the extreme cold.

Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance! He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma.

Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free.

So, as she looked the other way, her first-time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender.

As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants down. '

And you thought your first date was embarrassing.

Jay Leno's comment...'This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed off.'

Oh, and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show.

If you laughed at this, pass it on. If you didn't laugh, you need a better sense of humor.

Welcome To Gina's Playpen!

I created this blog so I could have a place to share my deepest desires, moments of pure unadulterated pleasure and wickedly warped fantasies of my kinky little mind.

Some of what you read in my future posts may have an actual reality to my sexual fun and some of it may only be pleasures of the flesh of which I wish to partake. It is up to you what you want to "see" me doing in your naughty little mind.
Only I will know what is real and what is yet to occur.

Many of you know me as "The Mistress". As you will soon find, the title is quite fitting.

Although I have not been so for all that long really, I am truly a Mistress in every way. In my heart and in my home. I control it all.

I am otherwise known as a Domme. One who sexually dominates the partners in my life, women and men, my subs and my slaves. They like it this way. They are submissives because it is who and what they need to be. They live to serve and be controlled on every aspect of their lives. This is the way they love to live.

I am demanding, comanding and downright difficult to please at times. I expect perfection, insist upon loyalty and will accept nothing less then total honesty, but that is part of what people love about me.

In the lifestyle, known to most as the scary or pleasurable world of BDSM, I am considered to be a Domme of the gentler kind but do not let my good nature, kindness and generosity fool you, I am still The Mistress!

I have just recently embraced my true being in so many ways and I really like the new me. I hope you will too!

I welcome you all to comment, ask questions and interact with me and each other as much as you like. This is gonna be a fun filled, factual and fantasy based blog after all! Tell Mistress Gina your deepest, darkest secrets and desires too!

Anyone wishing to guest blog, share a story or two of your own sexual escapades or simply stop by and introduce yourself, please feel free to leave a comment or email me. I would love to hear from you!

I can't promise I will respond right away as I am defiantly a busy woman but I will certainly get back to you!

I do so hope you enjoy sharing my sexual fulfillment and naughty fun with me!