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Yet Another Reason Not to Use Fixed-Term Contracts

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 23, 2015 | For Employers

Yet Another Reason Not to Use Fixed-Term Contracts I do not like fixed-term contracts. In my experience, a contract of indefinite employment with a termination clause is a better option for an employer in almost every situation. This blog summarizes a recent...

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...

Tweeting your way to termination: Twitter privacy settings can’t protect you from the law

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 25, 2014 | For Employers

Tweeting your way to termination: Twitter privacy settings can’t protect you from the law Since the beginning of time, employees have privately complained about work and made inappropriate comments to friends and family. Today, however, this venting is happening...

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...

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...

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