The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave We receive calls from women on pregnancy leave who have been told that their job is no longer...
Fired: Now should You Look for a New Job? The Duty to Mitigate Terminated employees who sue their former employers for wrongful dismissal have a duty to look for a new comparable position. This is called the duty to mitigate. If an employee is offered comparable...
Human Rights Awards: Update on the Ceiling We reported previously on the decision of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal in Kelly v. University of British Columbia. Dr. Kelly had been diagnosed with ADHD. As a result of discrimination by the University of...
Sick or Quit: Did the Employee Abandon his Job? Disability Accommodation When an employee suffers from a disability, under the Ontario Human Rights Code an employer has a duty to accommodate that employee to the point of undue hardship. During the accommodation...
Your Employment Agreement – Why The Date You Receive it is Important Consideration in Employment Contracts The legal principle of consideration applies to employment contracts. Each party must give something in order for the contract to be valid. Typically, the...
Termination Pay Cannot Be Reduced Because Employer Is Having A Difficult Time Issue Does an employer’s financial position impact the amount of termination pay an employee is entitled to receive? Facts The St Thomas of Villanova Catholic School (STVCS) employed three...