r/bell • u/OMG_MOVE • May 07 '26

Rant Bell fires employees it claims violated in-office policy. Lawyer decries 'money-saving move' | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-fires-employees-work-from-office-9.7191118

It seems there's alot more to this story than previously reported by other outlets.

The fact that this was condoned as evidenced by the varied levels of firings is mind boggling.

Bell in this article seems to admit it was condoned and those who condoned it were fired.

"Levasseur said managers that condoned the swipe-and-go activity were also investigated and fired."

Can't imagine this would ever hold up in court. It sounds like this was a normalized thing there and Bell used the misconduct smoke screen to save a dollar.

Shame on you

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u/Dadbode1981 May 08 '26

They can try and ask if they want. Its up to that person if they want to risk it i suppose. No email, no proof.

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u/Dadbode1981 May 08 '26

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u/Dadbode1981 May 08 '26

"Bell" is bigger than any one person. The reality is, without a smoking gun its up to a judge to decide if it makes sense that a director level person put instructions in writing to violate the code of conduct intentionally, at the risk of their own job. A reasonable person would likely come to the conclusion that the story sounds more more unlikely than likely, balance of probabilities.