Author: Nicole Simes

Another Way to Get More Severance From Your Employer

by Nicole Simes | Oct 16, 2020 | For Employees

Another Way to Get More Severance From Your Employer As we have written before, termination clauses may have a significant effect on how much money you receive if you are terminated. If you are fired because of a business decision and not misconduct, it is the...

Paid Sick Leave? Sort of

by Nicole Simes | Oct 13, 2020 | For Employees

Paid Sick Leave? Sort of With the numbers of COVID-19 cases rising again, especially in the GTA, many employees are asking me as a Toronto employment lawyer what happens if they become sick and they are forced to stay home for 14 days. Following the end of the Canada...

How to Quantify Damages for a Union Employee When Reinstatement is Inappropriate

by Nicole Simes | Mar 6, 2019 | For Employers

How to Quantify Damages for a Union Employee When Reinstatement is Inappropriate An arbitrator who upholds a grievance can reinstate the employee, or order the employer to pay the employee damages. In a 2018 arbitration case, Arbitrator Surdykowksi decided how to...

When Should Unionized Employees Consult an Employment Lawyer?

by Nicole Simes | Feb 12, 2019 | For Employees

When Should Unionized Employees Consult an Employment Lawyer? Are you a unionized employee dealing with an employment matter but having difficulty finding a lawyer that will assist you? This may be because the rights and recourses available to unionized employees...

Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated

by Nicole Simes | Feb 5, 2019 | For Employers

Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated In a 2019 arbitration case, a Registered Nurse who was terminated for stealing narcotics and falsifying records was ordered reinstated to her job at a nursing home and awarded...

Will the Pay Transparency Act Narrow the Gender Pay Gap? Bill 57 Halts our Chance to Find Out

by Doug MacLeod and Nicole Simes | Dec 28, 2018 | For Employers

Will the Pay Transparency Act Narrow the Gender Pay Gap? Bill 57 Halts our Chance to Find Out Despite pay equity and anti-discrimination laws, female workers in Ontario earn less than their male counterparts. To address this gender wage gap, shortly before 2018...

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

by Doug MacLeod and Nicole Simes | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses? “We’ve heard loud and clear from businesses across Ontario that job growth starts with cutting the burdensome, job-killing red tape that is driving jobs and investment out of our province...

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

by Nicole Simes | Dec 4, 2018 | For Employers

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace With the recent legalization of recreational cannabis across Canada, employers are increasingly worried about its impact on...

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Another Way to Get More Severance From Your Employer

Paid Sick Leave? Sort of

How to Quantify Damages for a Union Employee When Reinstatement is Inappropriate

When Should Unionized Employees Consult an Employment Lawyer?

Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated

Will the Pay Transparency Act Narrow the Gender Pay Gap? Bill 57 Halts our Chance to Find Out

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

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