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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...

Breach of Privacy: Why Spying On Your Ex (or anyone else) Will Cost You

by Nicole Simes | Nov 21, 2014 | For Employees

Breach of Privacy: Why Spying On Your Ex (or anyone else) Will Cost You In 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal established greater protections for privacy. In the case Jones v. Tsige, the Court established the new tort of intrusion upon seclusion. In that case, an...

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...

Occupational Health and Safety Update: Chief Prevention Officer Issues Annual Report

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 17, 2014 | For Employers

Occupational Health and Safety Update: Chief Prevention Officer Issues Annual Report On October 30, 2014 Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer submitted the “Occupational Health and Safety in Ontario: 2013-14 Annual Report” to the Ontario Minister of Labour. This Annual...

Preventing Legal Fires: Employment Contracts, No Discrimination Policies and Disability Management Programs

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 11, 2014 | For Employers

Preventing Legal Fires: Employment Contracts, No Discrimination Policies and Disability Management Programs I have been providing employment law advice to employers for over 25 years. I provide preventive advice and I put out legal fires. When I provide the former...

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey Part 2 – CBC Investigation

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 10, 2014 | For Employers

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey Part 2 – CBC Investigation Janice Rubin, a lawyer and a workplace investigator has been retained by the CBC in the wake of the Jian Ghomeshi affair. Her mandate (or terms of reference) are reproduced in a recent article by Brian...

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 7, 2014 | For Employers

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws Important update for employers – on November 6, 2014, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received third reading at the Ontario legislature. When Bill 18 receives...

Ignoring the Elephant in the Room: The Cost of Not Asking an Employee with a Disability if She Needs Accommodation

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 28, 2014 | For Employers

Ignoring the Elephant in the Room: The Cost of Not Asking an Employee with a Disability if She Needs Accommodation The Question One of the questions employers ask me is, “If I think someone has a disability, do I have to ask whether the person needs accommodation?”...

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Constructive Dismissal Update: 2014 Decisions

Breach of Privacy: Why Spying On Your Ex (or anyone else) Will Cost You

Human Rights Update: Owner of hunting lodge ordered to pay seasonal employee who had a workplace injury almost 3 years pay

Occupational Health and Safety Update: Chief Prevention Officer Issues Annual Report

Preventing Legal Fires: Employment Contracts, No Discrimination Policies and Disability Management Programs

Jian Ghomeshi: Legal Shades of Grey Part 2 – CBC Investigation

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws

Ignoring the Elephant in the Room: The Cost of Not Asking an Employee with a Disability if She Needs Accommodation

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