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Three Laws that Ontario Small Businesses Need to Know

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 25, 2015 | For Employers

Three Laws that Ontario Small Businesses Need to Know It is extremely difficult for small businesses to keep up to date on Ontario’s employment laws. This blog summarizes three laws that apply to Ontario workplaces. Employment Standards Act This law sets out minimum...

Legal Shades of Grey: Are offensive statements made on personal time just cause for termination?

by Doug MacLeod | Jun 2, 2015 | For Employers

Legal Shades of Grey: Are offensive statements made on personal time just cause for termination? Hydro One Employee Terminated for Making Sexist Statement to a TV Reporter Shawn Simoes who worked as an engineer for Hydro One was recently terminated when his employer...

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 8, 2015 | For Employers

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal On March 6, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission. The Facts David Potter signed a seven year contract to work as...

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 27, 2015 | For Employers

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave Pregnant employees have special rights under the Employment Standards Act and the Human Rights Code. And most judges are sympathetic to the problems that women face when...

Contractors and the Duty to Accommodate

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 16, 2015 | For Employers

Contractors and the Duty to Accommodate Does an Employer have a Duty to Accommodate a Disabled Independent Contractor or a Disabled Dependent Contractor? I recently fielded an interesting question. A human resources consultant was reviewing an employee manual for a...

Ontario Liberal Government Introduces Legislation to Create a Provincial Pension Plan

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 10, 2014 | For Employers

Ontario Liberal Government Introduces Legislation to Create a Provincial Pension Plan On December 8, 2014, the Ontario government introduced Bill 56 which if passed into law will be called the Ontario Pension Plan Act, 2014. Under Bill 56, employees who are not part...

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey (Part III)

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 28, 2014 | For Employers

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey (Part III) The Background On October 27, 2014 the CBC terminated Mr. Ghomeshi’s employment. Later that day he disclosed some intensely private information about his sex life in a public Facebook post. On October 28, 2014 I posted a...

Constructive Dismissal Update: 2014 Decisions

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 21, 2014 | For Employers

Constructive Dismissal Update: 2014 Decisions I am often asked whether a change in employment (or more than one change) is a constructive dismissal. If so, the employee can quit and claim damages for pay in lieu of notice of termination. If not, the person receives no...

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Three Laws that Ontario Small Businesses Need to Know

Legal Shades of Grey: Are offensive statements made on personal time just cause for termination?

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave

Contractors and the Duty to Accommodate

Ontario Liberal Government Introduces Legislation to Create a Provincial Pension Plan

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey (Part III)

Constructive Dismissal Update: 2014 Decisions

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