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Human Rights Update: Owner of hunting lodge ordered to pay seasonal employee who had a workplace injury almost 3 years pay

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 18, 2014 | For Employers

Human Rights Update: Owner of hunting lodge ordered to pay seasonal employee who had a workplace injury almost 3 years pay The Facts Tammy Pelletier worked as a housekeeper at a hunting lodge for six months each year. She was a seasonal employee and earned $ 13 per...

Occupational Health and Safety Update: Chief Prevention Officer Issues Annual Report

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 17, 2014 | For Employers

Occupational Health and Safety Update: Chief Prevention Officer Issues Annual Report On October 30, 2014 Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer submitted the “Occupational Health and Safety in Ontario: 2013-14 Annual Report” to the Ontario Minister of Labour. This Annual...

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey Part 2 – CBC Investigation

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 10, 2014 | For Employers

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey Part 2 – CBC Investigation Janice Rubin, a lawyer and a workplace investigator has been retained by the CBC in the wake of the Jian Ghomeshi affair. Her mandate (or terms of reference) are reproduced in a recent article by Brian...

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 7, 2014 | For Employers

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws Important update for employers – on November 6, 2014, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received third reading at the Ontario legislature. When Bill 18 receives...

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 28, 2014 | For Employers

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey The Jian Ghomeshi story: The Basics According to the Toronto Star “CBC star Jian Ghomeshi has been fired over “information” the public broadcaster recently received that it says “precludes” it from continuing to employ the...

Employment Contracts: The Problem with Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 15, 2014 | For Employers

Employment Contracts: The Problem with Fixed-Term Employment Contracts I often get calls from an employer who has hired someone on short-term, fixed-term employment contract; that is, the person has been hired for 3 months, or 6 months, or a year. Sometimes the person...

Do employers have a duty to investigate a human rights complaint where no discrimination is found to exist?

by Doug MacLeod | Sep 25, 2014 | For Employers

Do employers have a duty to investigate a human rights complaint where no discrimination is found to exist? In a decision issued earlier this year, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario stated that an employer has no duty to investigate a human rights complaint unless...

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

by MacLeod Law Firm | Feb 12, 2014 | For Employers

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask Mandatory health and safety awareness training is the latest obligation being imposed on Ontario employers under OHSA. All employees must complete training by...

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Human Rights Update: Owner of hunting lodge ordered to pay seasonal employee who had a workplace injury almost 3 years pay

Occupational Health and Safety Update: Chief Prevention Officer Issues Annual Report

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey Part 2 – CBC Investigation

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey

Employment Contracts: The Problem with Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

Do employers have a duty to investigate a human rights complaint where no discrimination is found to exist?

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

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