Service Area: Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted February 12, 2019

Can an employer rely on exclusion clauses to escape liability after deliberately mistreating and constructively dismissing an employee? Four (4) years ago, the Supreme Court[...]
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Business Law, Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted February 4, 2019

Executive Compensation or “Executive Comp” is a specialized area of employment and business law dealing with the pay, bonuses, and perquisites “perks” provided to executives[...]
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Posted January 28, 2019

The variety and number of different pieces of legislation that govern Ontario workplaces can seem both overwhelming and time consuming for business owners.  The checklist[...]
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Posted January 16, 2019

Faced with delays, inefficiencies, and access to justice concerns, the Superior Court of Justice has just announced a pilot project, launching February 1, 2019, whereby[...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted October 19, 2018

An employee who hands in their notice of intent to retire is likely to be held to its terms, even if they have second thoughts.[...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted August 27, 2018

The upcoming legalization of recreational marijuana has some employers afraid that their employees will soon be taking smoke breaks of a different kind, with corresponding[...]
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Employment, Human Rights and Labour
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Posted August 9, 2018

Setting Expectations Rare is the workplace that permits consumption of alcohol during work hours, aside from special occasions or a client lunch.   Indeed, most workplaces[...]
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Posted May 30, 2018

There are many reasons an employer may want to hire a worker on a fixed term contract.  It could be to cover a maternity/parental leave,[...]
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Posted February 14, 2018

While the advent of texting, sexting, dating sites and other on-line activities have added to the ways in which workplace romances can take a negative[...]