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Important lessons for employers and lawyers on workplace harassment...
Send to KindleThe Ontario Labour Relations Board has decided an important arbitral case focused on a request for pre-hearing production of information from an employer. The case, North Bay General...
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Learn the latest! — Responding to human rights harassment complaints:...
Send to KindleYou are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued employee who you do not want to lose. But you are also worried that...
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OLRB opens the door to harassment reprisal complaints under the OHSA
Send to KindleImage: freedigitalphotos.net | nattavutThe Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) recently made an important decision which may represent a significant shift in how it approaches...
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Send to Kindle Employer on the hook for outstanding wages The vice-chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board confirmed that when an employer failed to pay vacation pay in a timely manner, the...
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Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Q: I had a formal complaint given to me yesterday about one of our male employees regularly looking at one of our female employees in a “creepy...
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OHSA workplace harassment amendments to take effect September 8, 2016: Are...
“Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling, because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC complained about...
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Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Bill to enhance CPP introduced, part 2 On October 6, 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan,...
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Wrongful dismissal update: More kinds of damages being ordered
Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In 2017, however, employees now...
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Given the elimination of mandatory retirement years ago, employees are working for longer periods of time and well into their 60s and some into their 70s. Age has always been one of the key Bardal...
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Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Do you need to complete a T2200 for employees? A T2200, Declaration of Conditions of Employment, is a Canada Revenue Agency form that an employer...
View ArticleContract enforceability: Signing the employment contract prior to the start date
When an employee is terminated without cause and offered a package that is very modest, but otherwise compliant with the employment contract, a common first step for his or her lawyer will be to see if...
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Business and booze: Dealing with alcohol in the workplace
“The relationship between employee alcohol use and work is complex. In Ontario, there are specific legal obligations which apply, and employers must exercise caution. Without a proper understanding of...
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Fast food firing leads to aggravated damages
A recent BC Supreme Court decision finding a fast food employee was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to aggravated damages has been making newspaper headlines across the country. In Ram v. Michael...
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Probationary clauses: A double-edged sword for employers
“The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently reiterated that while probationary clauses can be useful to employers, they also impose obligations on employers to which they would otherwise not be...
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Family status: The employee’s obligation under “the Code”
The recent decision of Misetich v. Value Village Stores Inc. reaffirms that family status accommodation under the Human Rights Code (“the Code”) is a joint obligation, involving both the employee and...
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Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Employee dismissed for not submitting doctor’s note in timely fashion The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that a 14–year employee’s...
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Federal Budget 2017-18
Photo: Government of Canada website On March 22, 2017, Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the Liberal Government’s Federal Budget 2017, Building a Strong Middle Class, which includes various...
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Home renos and employment agreements: How employers can avoid the money pit
“With home repairs, there is risk in DIY. Similarly, employment agreements require the input of an expert. If you’re not an employment lawyer, don’t try this (i.e. drafting or revising an employment...
View ArticleAre employees of a marijuana dispensary protected by employment standards?
With news almost every week of another marijuana dispensary raided by the police, Ontarian’s have asked, can the Ministry of Labour enforce employment standards (i.e. notice of termination, overtime,...
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Workforce analytics pureplay: Are you a fit?
Last week we hosted an online event called “Are you a fit for a workforce analytics pureplay?” In it, we explored the Workforce Analytics PurePlay and provided 7 questions to ask yourself to see if...
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