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Ontario Court Decides “Private Group Chats” Can Become A Disciplinable Workplace Issue
Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes Newsletter. Metrolinxv. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587, 2024 ONSC 1900 (Ont. Div. Ct.) involved [...]
Has Your Workplace Become Toxic?
A belief that your workplace has become intolerable does not make it so. Workplaces are often defined differently by different employees. [...]
Enforceability Of Restrictive Covenants In Ontario: Non-competition And Non-solicitation
Restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, are common elements in both employment agreements and sales of businesses in Ontario. These clauses [...]
Do Employees Have The Right To Be Heard When Being Terminated For Wilful Misconduct?
A common misconception within the employer-employee relationship is that employees always have a right to be heard before the employer [...]
Discipline Imposed On Mayor Overturned As Unreasonable
In a recent judicial review decision, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta has provided guidance on the limits of [...]
A Pension Plan Deficit Can Put Your Corporate Reorganization Under The Spotlight
The Superior Court recently authorized a class action in a case that could have a major impact on the way [...]
“No Sticker For You!”: A Uniform Trumps The Right To Wear A Rainbow Sticker, Tribunal Rules
Employers and workplace investigators face a continually-evolving understanding of "discrimination" under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the "Code"). In recent years, the [...]
Alberta Employers – Time To Update Your Employment Contracts!
The Alberta Court of Justice in Sprong v Chinook Lifecare Association, 2024 ABCJ 163 (Chinook) recently reaffirmed a well-established, but often [...]
R v Greater Sudbury: Courts Consider Level Of Knowledge, Skill, Expertise, And Control In Assessing Due Diligence Of “Employers” Under OHSA
Introduction The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ("Superior Court") has dismissed the Crown's appeal of the Trial Court's earlier ruling1 in [...]
Ontario Court Decides “Private Group Chats” Can Become A Disciplinable Workplace Issue
Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes Newsletter. Metrolinxv. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587, 2024 ONSC 1900 (Ont. Div. Ct.) involved [...]
Enforceability Of Restrictive Covenants In Ontario: Non-competition And Non-solicitation
Restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, are common elements in both employment agreements and sales of businesses in Ontario. These clauses [...]
Do Employees Have The Right To Be Heard When Being Terminated For Wilful Misconduct?
A common misconception within the employer-employee relationship is that employees always have a right to be heard before the employer [...]
Discipline Imposed On Mayor Overturned As Unreasonable
In a recent judicial review decision, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta has provided guidance on the limits of [...]
A Pension Plan Deficit Can Put Your Corporate Reorganization Under The Spotlight
The Superior Court recently authorized a class action in a case that could have a major impact on the way [...]
“No Sticker For You!”: A Uniform Trumps The Right To Wear A Rainbow Sticker, Tribunal Rules
Employers and workplace investigators face a continually-evolving understanding of "discrimination" under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the "Code"). In recent years, the [...]
Sexual Assault & Harassment In The Workplace: What Are My Civil Law Rights?
The reality is a lot of us spend a significant amount of time at work; sometimes more than at our [...]
Making A Promise Can Cost Employers Dearly
Bottom Line The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") recently found that an agricultural employee was entitled to nearly [...]