Picture this: It’s 4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon and you have an office full of employees itching to power down and head home. Offering your staff their first round before they officially start their weekend might seem like a good way to boost morale and encourage socialization.

But, according to the experts, beer cart Friday can easily turn into lawsuit Monday.

According to Patrizia Piccolo, a partner with employment law firm Rubin Thomlinson, and Rick Hackett, a professor of human resources and management with McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, there are many issues that can arise from allowing employees to drink at work.

To learn more about why beer cart Friday can be an issue - and how to put policies in place to avoid any problems, read the full article here: When beer cart Friday goes wrong.

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