Tag: Human Rights

Family Status Accommodations – for times when babies need tending and parents need mending (Part II)

by MacLeod Law Firm | May 9, 2014 | For Employers

Family Status Accommodations – for times when babies need tending and parents need mending (Part II) Family Status: The Fiona Johnstone decision On May 2, 2014 the Federal Court of Appeal released a decision which considered an employer’s duty to modify an employee’s...

The Cost of Discriminating Against a Disabled Employee

by MacLeod Law Firm | May 6, 2014 | For Employers

The Cost of Discriminating Against a Disabled Employee The Cost of Discriminating Against a Disabled Employee An employer who discriminates against and terminates a disabled employee can be ordered to pay two kinds of damages under the Ontario Human Rights Code...

Workplace Investigations

by Nicole Simes | Apr 25, 2014 | For Employees

Workplace Investigations Workplace Investigations Incidents can occur at workplaces that require employers to investigate. Sometimes these incidents result in termination. If you are the subject of a workplace investigation, it is important to keep in mind the...

Is Smoking a Disability?

by Nicole Simes | Apr 4, 2014 | For Employees

Is Smoking a Disability? IS SMOKING A DISABILITY? Recently, several major newspapers have released articles questioning whether an employer can refuse to hire an employee because he or she is a smoker. This raises an interesting question about what health issues are...

Workplace Investigations: Some Dos and Don’ts

by MacLeod Law Firm | Feb 25, 2014 | For Employers

Workplace Investigations: Some Dos and Don’ts Workplace Misconduct Complaints – “To Investigate or Not to Investigate, That is the Question” Most private sector employers are not required to investigate alleged employee misconduct. Even though...

Frustrated Contracts and Frustrated Employees

by Nicole Simes | Feb 4, 2014 | For Employees

Frustrated Contracts and Frustrated Employees What is a frustrated contract? Employment contracts are “frustrated” when an unforeseeable event occurs which makes it impossible for one or both parties to a contract to fulfill its terms. The most common...

What Is The Cost of Terminating a Pregnant Employee?

by MacLeod Law Firm | Jan 28, 2014 | For Employers

What Is The Cost of Terminating a Pregnant Employee? The Cost of Terminating a Pregnant Employee A Pregnant Employee’s Rights In Ontario, any woman who is hired at least 13 weeks before the date her baby is expected to be born is entitled to take a pregnancy leave of...

Competing Human Rights

by Nicole Simes | Jan 15, 2014 | For Employees

Competing Human Rights Competing Human Rights York University has received a lot of negative media attention because it told a male student who had signed up for an on-line course that he was not required to attend an in-person session because he said his religion...

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