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CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL – Update from the Supreme Court

by Nicole Simes | Mar 11, 2015 | For Employees

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL – Update from the Supreme Court Many of us experience variations in our work and working conditions. However, if a change is significant enough it may amount to constructive dismissal. Constructive Dismissal Definition A constructive...

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 27, 2015 | For Employers

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave Pregnant employees have special rights under the Employment Standards Act and the Human Rights Code. And most judges are sympathetic to the problems that women face when...

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...

Increasing Reporting Rates and Preventing Sexual Harassment in Canada

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 28, 2014 | For Employees

Increasing Reporting Rates and Preventing Sexual Harassment in Canada The prevalence of sexual harassment in Canada has been a hot topic of discussion since the Jian Ghomeshi story broke. There has also been significant analysis on why those who experience sexual...

Bill 18: How will the Employment Law Changes Affect You?

by Nicole Simes | Nov 24, 2014 | For Employees

Bill 18: How will the Employment Law Changes Affect You? On February 20, 2015, several significant employment law changes will take effect that will benefit employees. Some of these include indexing the minimum wage and expanding the definition of a worker under the...

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...

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CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL – Update from the Supreme Court

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave

Ontario Liberal Government Introduces Legislation to Create a Provincial Pension Plan

Increasing Reporting Rates and Preventing Sexual Harassment in Canada

Bill 18: How will the Employment Law Changes Affect You?

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

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