Speaker: Robert Smithson, attorney and expert on employment liability. Find out how to perform legally-sound layoffs and terminations under the latest federal and provincial compliance requirements… how to properly document your actions … how to prepare and correctly deliver a legally-iron-clad termination notice … what …

When: Thursday, May 27, 12:00 EST (9 a.m. PST)
Find Out How the New Scotiabank Ruling Opens the Door to Multi-Million Dollar Class Action Lawsuits for Overtime and Other Wage Claims Against YOUR Organization — and What You Can Do to Minimize Risk and Liability.

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What would you do if one of your employees threatened to shoot a co-worker or “wring [his] scrawny neck”?

A father requested unpaid parental leave. But his employer denied his request, claiming that under the Employment Standards Act the employee had to take the entire leave within 52 weeks of the birth of his child. The BC Employment Standards Tribunal ruled that the employee …

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE – The 4 practical measures required by new laws
TERMINATION & SEVERENCE – Can employees sue for wrongful dismissal if they’ve signed a release?
HR MONTH IN REVIEW
CASE OF THE MONTH – Ontario rectifies mis-worded pension plan
TEST YOUR HR IQ – Are kids and family …

When drafting a written agreement like an employment contract, getting the language exactly right is critical.

An accountant claimed she was fired by the technology company she worked for because she was pregnant; the company claimed she was fired for poor performance. The Human Rights Tribunal said the accountant had no chance to win her case and threw out the complaint. …

What do you do when an employee goes on a social networking site or blog and viciously and publicly attacks your company, your management — and possibly even your customers?
What actions should you take if an employee who is clearly identified with your company posts …

In today’s business world, all parts of an organization must justify their existence in terms of the economic value they bring to the table. HR is no exception.

Situation
An Evangelical Christian organization in Ontario runs residential homes to care for the developmentally disabled. The employment contract that all employees must sign includes a Lifestyle and Morality Statement saying they won’t enter into a homosexual relationship. When she first signed the contract, a support …

An employee told his supervisor that he had gotten into a fight but claimed the co-worker started it. The whole incident was caught by the company’s surveillance camera. But the union tried to keep the company from using the tapes because its members accepted the …

A Woolco store in Moose Jaw went out of business in 1994. Two years later, a Wal-Mart opened in town and hired many of the former Woolco employees. The union for the insisted that Wal-Mart recognize it as the representative of its employees in Moose …

An individual who provided home healthcare received Income Replacement Benefits after becoming disabled in a car accident. Even though he had previously referred to himself as an independent contractor, he claimed he was actually an employee of the elderly patient he cared for before the …

The head partner asked 4 of his associates to become partners of his small firm. The associates were delighted but wanted to rein in what they considered the partner’s extravagant spending. But when the associates put their partnership proposal on the table, the partner hit …