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Your Rights as a Disabled Employee

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 13, 2017 | For Employees

Your Rights as a Disabled Employee Employers have additional obligations towards disabled employees. In addition to rights under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act & the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act,...

Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details

by Nicole Simes | Feb 3, 2017 | For Employees

Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details January 2016 saw the Ontario Superior Court find that publishing a private intimate video of another could result in damages. In January 2017, the same court re-opened the decision allowing that Defendant a second...

Why Asking Your Employee to go Clubbing Could Cost You

by Nicole Simes | Jan 26, 2017 | For Employees

Why Asking Your Employee to go Clubbing Could Cost You I hope by now you know that sexual harassment at work is against the law. If not, please see here and here. Despite this, sexual harassment is still pervasive in our workplaces. Where managers and employers often...

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 17, 2017 | For Employers

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In...

Can an Employer Force You to Take a Drug Test?

by Nicole Simes | Jan 4, 2017 | For Employees

Can an Employer Force You to Take a Drug Test? Some employers attempt to make alcohol and drug testing mandatory for their employees. This year, the TTC gave the go-ahead to implement random drug and alcohol testing for its employees. What are the legal implications...

Does my employer have to modify my hours to accommodate my caregiving obligations?

by Nadia Halum | Nov 23, 2016 | For Employees

Does my employer have to modify my hours to accommodate my caregiving obligations? We often get calls from people who need their employer to change their hours of work to accommodate their caregiving responsibilities towards their children, or their parents....

The Number of Workplace Investigations are Skyrocketing: Here’s Why

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 22, 2016 | For Employers

The Number of Workplace Investigations are Skyrocketing: Here’s Why There are different types of workplace investigations and the number of workplace investigations is skyrocketing. This blog discusses four scenarios where workplace investigations are required or...

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