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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...

The MacLeod Law Firm Value Proposition

by Doug MacLeod | May 5, 2015 | For Employers

The MacLeod Law Firm Value Proposition We help employers avoid legal fires, and extinguish any legal fires that do break out. I have decided to expand the MacLeod Law Firm and offer our services to more employers. Since I don’t have a marketing background, I hired a...

Turning the Page and Upping the Wage: Some Changes to the Employment Standards Act

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 10, 2015 | For Employers

Turning the Page and Upping the Wage: Some Changes to the Employment Standards Act Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received Royal Assent last year but certain sections did not take effect immediately. Schedule 2 of Bill 18 sets out...

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...

Severance Packages: Five Things Every Employer Should Know

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 13, 2015 | For Employers

Severance Packages: Five Things Every Employer Should Know Imagine yourself as a senior manager of a small business. Sales have decreased to a point where you have to make some staff cuts. One will be Marsha, an administrative assistant with over 25 years service, and...

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...

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

Contractors and the Duty to Accommodate

Severance Packages: Five Things Every Employer Should Know

Ontario Liberal Government Introduces Legislation to Create a Provincial Pension Plan

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