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Employer Alert: What to Do When the Ministry of Labour (MOL) Comes Calling

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 18, 2017 | For Employers

Employer Alert: What to Do When the Ministry of Labour (MOL) Comes Calling We often get calls from employers who are the subject of a Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) Inspection. Sometimes the employer is a target of one of the MOL’s pro-active enforcement blitzes. For...

Preparing an Employee Severance Package: Five Reasons to Hire A Lawyer

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 31, 2017 | For Employers

Preparing an Employee Severance Package: Five Reasons to Hire A Lawyer A lawyer can explain your obligations under the Employment Standards Act. Did you know there are employees who are not entitled to vacation pay, overtime pay, termination pay and severance pay...

You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do?

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 27, 2017 | For Employers

You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do? One of your employees has been missing a lot of work lately and has also been unusually emotionally erratic. In addition to the attendance and behavioural issues...

Are You Entitled to Damages if You are Harassed at Work?

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 17, 2017 | For Employees

Are You Entitled to Damages if You are Harassed at Work? The short answer is in some cases yes. Damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code You can obtain damages if you have been harassed because of your race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin,...

What is a Constructive Dismissal?

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 16, 2017 | For Employees

What is a Constructive Dismissal? The traditional type of constructive dismissal occurs when an employer makes a unilateral and fundamental change to a term or condition of your employment contract without providing you with reasonable notice of that change. In 2015,...

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,...

Employer ordered to pay An Employee $ 100 000 for committing the Tort of Harassment

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 13, 2017 | For Employers

Employer ordered to pay An Employee $ 100 000 for committing the Tort of Harassment On a number of occasions I have written about the new types of damages that judges are awarding terminated employees. This blog discusses a case where a trial judge awarded an employee...

Why having An Employment Lawyer Review An Employment Offer is a Good Idea

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 10, 2017 | For Employees

Why having An Employment Lawyer Review An Employment Offer is a Good Idea We have reviewed hundreds of employment contracts (or a written employment offer) on behalf of employees. In our experience, a written job offer (or employment contracts) will almost always take...

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Employer Alert: What to Do When the Ministry of Labour (MOL) Comes Calling

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You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do?

Are You Entitled to Damages if You are Harassed at Work?

What is a Constructive Dismissal?

Your Rights as a Disabled Employee

Employer ordered to pay An Employee $ 100 000 for committing the Tort of Harassment

Why having An Employment Lawyer Review An Employment Offer is a Good Idea

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