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 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...
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...
Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2014 The end of the year is nigh… And Ontario looks a little bit different…at least, from an employment law perspective. More and more, Canadians are taking legal matters into their own hands and 2014 gave employees the power to do so...
NHL and players’ union in an epic staring contest The NHL and players’ union are engaged in an epic staring match. And the fans want their hockey, so why isn’t anyone blinking? Let’s break it down… Why the NHL and Players’ Union Lockout Should End Soon 1. Both...