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How to Prevent A Poisoned Work Environment: Navigating the Grey Zone

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 27, 2015 | For Employers

How to Prevent A Poisoned Work Environment: Navigating the Grey Zone With the upsurge of technology, there is more opportunity for our interactions to be broadcast and misinterpreted. Many employees have cell phones and some employers and employees communicate via...

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?”...

Do employers have a duty to investigate a human rights complaint where no discrimination is found to exist?

by Doug MacLeod | Sep 25, 2014 | For Employers

Do employers have a duty to investigate a human rights complaint where no discrimination is found to exist? In a decision issued earlier this year, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario stated that an employer has no duty to investigate a human rights complaint unless...

Human Rights Update: Minimum Wage Cook Receives Large Damage Award

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 18, 2014 | For Employers

Human Rights Update: Minimum Wage Cook Receives Large Damage Award The Facts Shirley Jensen worked as a cook in a restaurant and earned $ 10.25 per hour. She had fibromyalgia. To manage pain, she attended a pain clinic twice a week. From time to time, she also needed...

Doing Business in Ontario: New Employment Laws Are Overwhelming Small Businesses

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 12, 2014 | For Employers

Doing Business in Ontario: New Employment Laws Are Overwhelming Small Businesses New Mandatory Training Obligations for Small Employers Mandatory Training under AODA has been in effect since January 1, 2012 Most small employers are not aware of the existence of AODA...

Ontario’s New Mental Health Disability Policy: A Big Step Forward

by Nicole Simes | Jul 31, 2014 | For Employees

Ontario’s New Mental Health Disability Policy: A Big Step Forward The Ontario Human Rights Commission (“the OHRC”) recently released a new mental health disability policy. It addresses mental health disabilities and addictions. This new policy recognizes that people...

Debunking the Myths about Probationary Employees

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 28, 2014 | For Employers

Debunking the Myths about Probationary Employees According to thelawdictionary.org the word probation means: “Determining if a candidate is suitable for a job before giving his full time creditation as a member of an organization.” Most employers believe that a...

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