Abuse of Authority. Abuse of authority occurs when a person takes advantage of his or her professional authority to made demands that go beyond the context of work or unreasonably hamper the performance of tasks or the delivery of goods and services. When the abuse of authority adversely affects a person’s performance, threatens his or her career or the performance of his or her services, it constitutes a form of harassment.
Abuse of Authority. “Abuse of authority” is a kind of harassment wherein an instructor or pilot employed or retained by BFC misuses the power inherent in their position to unfairly endanger the position or status of an Associate or Member of BFC, undermines them, threatens them, or in any way improperly interferes with their participation in a BFC-related activity. It should not be confused with the legitimate instruction and training duties, regardless of whether the individual disagrees with the said action or finds such action(s) to have been unreasonable or inappropriate. It is more than a critical comment regarding a student or trainee’sperformance.
Abuse of Authority. Abuse of authority means an individual's improper use of power and authority inherent in the position held, by means of intimidation, threats, blackmail or coercion. This includes actions which could reasonably be expected to endanger an employee's position in a job, undermine an employee's ability to perform the job or threaten the economic livelihood of an employee. It shall not include the legitimate exercise of an individual's supervisory power or authority. Conduct involving the proper exercise of authority related to providing advice and assigning work, counselling, performance evaluation, appropriate disciplinary and other supervisory /leadership functions, does not constitute abuse of authority.
Abuse of Authority. Exists when an individual uses his/her expressed or implied authority or position to undermine, sabotage or otherwise interfere with the career of another employee or the provision of goods and services to clients. This definition includes such blatant acts of misuse of power as intimidation, threats, blackmail and coercion and applies to the distribution of work assignments or training opportunities, promotional opportunities, performance evaluations or the provision of references. Abuse of authority also includes favouritism of one employee to the disadvantage of another. 1.4 For the purpose of this policy "employee" shall include: all full and part time, contract, and temporary employees, both management and non-management. POLICY/PROCEDURES: HR#7 TVSCU HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE EFFECTIVE DATE: LAST REVISED DATE: DEC.08/98 REVISION # AUTHORITY: HUMAN RESOURCES
Abuse of Authority. 15.- Unfair competition due to the dedication inside or outside the workday on one’s own account to the same activity as the company or devoting oneself to private occupations which openly conflict with the service.
Abuse of Authority. 23. The evaluators shall not use the authority entrusted to them by taking advantage of colleagues, beneficiaries or other individual groups for financial, political, sexual or other gain. AVOIDANCE OF HARM
Abuse of Authority. GSEs shall have the right to work in an environment free from abuse of authority. The University, and its academic units, provide for grievance mechanisms for graduate students to report and seek redress for abuse of authority. GSEs covered by this Agreement maintain the rights and obligations set forth in the University Grievance Policy for Graduate Students, and any local unit grievance policies, as may be amended from time to time. A GSE may choose to grieve a complaint of abuse of authority related to their employment through the University’s existing process set forth above. If the GSE pursues the complaint through the University process, any decision will be final and binding. In the alternative, a GSE may grieve a complaint of abuse of authority related to their employment through the process set forth in Article 9, Grievance and Arbitration.
