by MacLeod Law Firm | Oct 2, 2018
By Rob Lamberti, AdvocateDaily.com Contributor Every employer in Ontario has the legal obligation to probe all claims of workplace harassment, says Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod. And it requires someone who is competent to conduct a workplace investigation,...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Oct 2, 2018
By AdvocateDaily.com Staff Employers concerned about job performance that could be linked to mental health issues may have a duty to ask the employee if they need help before termination, Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod writes in The Lawyer’s Daily. This...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Oct 2, 2018
Employers need properly trained workplace investigators to investigate employee complaints or face the possibility of stiff financial penalties or orders from the Ministry of Labour, says Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod. The principal of MacLeod Law...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Oct 2, 2018
Seasons change, employment laws change and the last four seasons saw many changes to Ontario’s employment law landscape. In fact, 2015 may later be known as the year the Kathleen Wynne government started implementing its rather ambitious employment law agenda…changes...
by Doug MacLeod | Oct 2, 2018
I strongly recommend that employers require all new employees to sign an employment contract with a termination clause. As a result, the employer knows how much it will cost to terminate the employee and the employee is effectively precluded from commencing a wrongful...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Oct 2, 2018
Enhancing the existing sexual harassment framework in Ontario’s Human Rights Code may be more prudent than creating a new, parallel system under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), as a provincial action plan has set out to do, says Toronto employment...
by Doug MacLeod and Nicole Simes | Oct 2, 2018
While it’s clear employers are not explicitly required to investigate discrimination complaints under the Ontario Human Rights Code – the Divisional Court concluded there is no freestanding duty to investigate in 2013 – those who do not investigate such issues do so...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Oct 2, 2018
While there are pros and cons related to hiring a family member, it is clear that the individual must be responsible for their own success or demise in the position, Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod tells Lawyers Weekly. MacLeod, principal at MacLeod Law Firm,...
