Code of conduct can protect employer’s reputation This is an excerpt from an interview Doug conducted with AdvocateDaily.com While some believe limiting a person’s right to comment on an employer in their private time amounts to a violation of freedom of expression,...
The Truth about Workplace Investigations: Legal Information and Tips for Success The truth about workplace investigations is that the cost of inadequately or completely failing to investigate workplace issues has risen dramatically in recent years. This failure to...
Recent Court Ruling on Terminating a Disabled Employee Recent Court Ruling: Terminating a disabled employee can lead to human rights damages that are MUCH greater than those for wrongful dismissal A March 2013 decision by an adjudicator appointed under the Ontario...
MacLeod Law Firm: A 360° Perspective on Employee Termination Jobs come and go. It’s the nature of our economy to deal with employee termination. But when this occurs, it is our job to resolve the situation fairly and efficiently. For over twenty years, MacLeod Law...
Employment Contracts and Offer Letters | Can you do better? Employment Contracts and Offer Letters | Can you do better? Reviewing employment contracts and offer letters carefully is always a good idea. Having your lawyer review them for you is an even better idea. ...
Reasonable Notice of Termination: The Basics Reasonable Notice of Termination “Reasonable notice” of termination is an employee right in Ontario. If an employee is terminated without just cause and the employee has not agreed to accept a specific amount of notice of...
Non-Solicitation Clause: Working For the Competition We often get calls from individuals who are thinking about quitting and immediately starting work with a competitor. The person calls us because his employment contract has a non-solicitation clause and he wants to...
The Ontario Employment Standards Act: A Revised Complaint Procedure CHANGES TO THE ONTARIO EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT COMPLAINT PROCESS Sometimes the most cost effective legal proceeding for an employee to pursue is a complaint under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act....