New blog from Donald Jackson and Will Russell titled "Off Duty Conduct and Safe Sport: What is the scope of your code of conduct?"

May 4, 2023 - (OTTAWA, ON)

What is the line between off-duty activities that are captured by your conduct policies - and subject to your complaint process - and behaviours away from the sport environment that fall outside the scope of these policies?

In short – when are your participants “your” participants?

While there is no clear-cut answer to this question, a recent decision from the employment context provides some helpful insight when considering off-duty conduct and the possibility of sanctions through a sport organization’s disciplinary policies.