by Nicole Simes | Jan 19, 2016 | For Employees
Are Repeated Compliments Sexual Harassment? Despite increased media attention to the issue, sexual harassment and sexual assault continue to occur in the workplace. In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario addressed the problem of unwanted...
by Doug MacLeod | Jan 18, 2016 | For Employers
Employee Terminations: The ABCs Today’s Job market In this age of globalization and precarious employment most people change jobs many times in a career. Changing jobs is a fact of workplace life for most people. Some people are terminated and other people voluntarily...
by Doug MacLeod | Dec 23, 2015
On Oct. 27, 2015, the Ontario government tabled its Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Bill 132), which, among other things, amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Bill 132 must receive second and third reading and proclamation before it...
by Doug MacLeod | Dec 23, 2015 | For Employees
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...
by Doug MacLeod | Dec 23, 2015 | For Employers
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 employers who have hired a replacement for an employee who has gone on...
by Nicole Simes | Dec 18, 2015 | For Employees
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...
by Doug MacLeod | Dec 14, 2015 | For Employers
Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2015 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...
by Doug MacLeod | Nov 19, 2015 | For Employers
Where there’s a will, there’s a bill: Ontario’s proposed Sexual Harassment Law Where there’s a will, there’s a bill: Ontario’s proposed Sexual Harassment Law On October 27, 2015, the Ontario government tabled its Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (“Bill...
