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Alberta Court of Appeal Denies Incentive Compensation to terminated Employees; Ontario Court of Appeal Does Not

by Doug MacLeod | Jun 6, 2017 | For Employers

Alberta Court of Appeal Denies Incentive Compensation to terminated Employees; Ontario Court of Appeal Does Not As we have written in the past, there is significant legal uncertainly as to whether an employee is entitled to receive incentive compensation during the...

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

by Doug MacLeod | May 1, 2017 | For Employers

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves We often get calls from employers asking about their rights and obligations toward employees seeking pregnancy and parental leaves. Applicable Legislation About 90% of employees are provincially regulated and in...

Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know

by Nicole Simes | Apr 25, 2017 | For Employees

Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know Background Congratulations, you’re planning a family! If you or your partner is pregnant, or you are thinking about becoming a parent, you are probably wondering what maternity leave, pregnancy leave and parental...

Preparing an Employee Severance Package: Five Reasons to Hire A Lawyer

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 31, 2017 | For Employers

Preparing an Employee Severance Package: Five Reasons to Hire A Lawyer A lawyer can explain your obligations under the Employment Standards Act. Did you know there are employees who are not entitled to vacation pay, overtime pay, termination pay and severance pay...

Changing an Employee’s Shifts After a Medical Leave is Discrimination

by Nicole Simes | Mar 31, 2017 | For Employees

Changing an Employee’s Shifts After a Medical Leave is Discrimination Many employees require a medical leave at some point during their career. Often the difficult period begins when they return to work and are not supported. Employees have the right to...

You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do?

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 27, 2017 | For Employers

You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do? One of your employees has been missing a lot of work lately and has also been unusually emotionally erratic. In addition to the attendance and behavioural issues...

Are You Entitled to Damages if You are Harassed at Work?

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 17, 2017 | For Employees

Are You Entitled to Damages if You are Harassed at Work? The short answer is in some cases yes. Damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code You can obtain damages if you have been harassed because of your race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin,...

Employer Ordered to pay $ 425 000 of Wrongfully Terminated Employee’s Costs

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 27, 2017 | For Employers

Employer Ordered to pay $ 425 000 of Wrongfully Terminated Employee’s Costs In many wrongful dismissal cases, the legal costs associated with taking a case to trial exceeds the value of the legal claim. That is why the vast majority of these cases settle before trial....

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Alberta Court of Appeal Denies Incentive Compensation to terminated Employees; Ontario Court of Appeal Does Not

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know

Preparing an Employee Severance Package: Five Reasons to Hire A Lawyer

Changing an Employee’s Shifts After a Medical Leave is Discrimination

You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do?

Are You Entitled to Damages if You are Harassed at Work?

Employer Ordered to pay $ 425 000 of Wrongfully Terminated Employee’s Costs

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