Methods of Paying Wages – Know The Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Wage, Vacation & Tip Payment Requirements Take Effect in Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Your Employer Can’t Bully You! How Courts Are Recognizing Mistreatment Of Employees In Damages Awards By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Railway Labour Dispute Resolved: Arbitration Forces Parties To Get Back On Track By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Navigating Fixed-Term Contract Risks: Essential Lessons For Ontario Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Health Spending Accounts Not Sufficient To Meet ESA Sick Leave Requirements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Costly Human Rights Complaints—When Can Employers Recover Costs In Alberta? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
After-Acquired Cause Not Established After Breach Of Code Of Conduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Additional Restrictions For Temporary Residents, Including Students And Temporary Foreign Workers, Forthcoming By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada Court Affirms City Lacked Control Of Workplace And Exercised Due Diligence, Upholding Acquittal Of OHSA Charges By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Superior Court Rules That City Of Sudbury Meets Due Diligence Standard By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Preventing Workplace Violence – Know The Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Nov 29 – What to Expect From a Health & Safety Inspection By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Nov 20 – How Managers Can Support Employees Through Addiction Recovery By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Duty To Investigate Workplace Harassment Exists, Even In The Absence Of A Complaint By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Notice Increase And Changes For Federally Governed Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Psychological Harassment And Sexual Violence In The Workplace: Provisions Effective September 28, 2024 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada: Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 Coming Into Force On July 1, 2025 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Sick Leave Entitlements For Federally Regulated Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mushy Mandates And Scope Creep: How Investigators Lose Their Way By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
CASE ALERT: Benke v Loblaw Companies Limited (2022 ABQB 461) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Best Practices For Employers During Termination Meetings: Insights From Teljeur V. Aurora Hotel Group By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Concludes Grievor’s Sincere Religious Beliefs Did Not Prevent Her From Complying With Employer’s COVID-19 Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Addressing Sexual Misconduct In The Workplace: Making The Case For Sexual And Gender-Based Violence Assessments By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Managers Can Support Employees Through Addiction Recovery By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dec 19 – Safer in ’25: The 3 Pillars of Safety Culture By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Adapting To The Evolving Immigration Policies: A Guide For Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employees Beware: Upcoming Legislation Affecting Capital Gains Will Impact Employee Stock Options By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When Employees Compete With Employers: How To Protect Your Business By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Will The Working For Workers Five Act Mean For Employers? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Public Sector Employers Amendment Act What You Need To Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Some Disputes Are Baked Into The Cake, But Others Can Be Harder For Members To Stomach By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reminder To Prince Edward Island Employers: New Paid Sick Leave Entitlements Start October 1, 2024 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
R V Greater Sudbury (City) Continued: The Due Diligence Defence For Owner-Employers Under OHSA By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Confidentiality Limited: When Anonymous Whistleblowers Must Be Identified By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Changes To The International Student Work Program: Anticipated New Cap On Work Hours By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
British Columbia Court Of Appeal Takes The Practical Approach To Interpreting Termination Provisions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Path To Growth: Creating An Effective International Mobility Policy For Your Business By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Funky Situation: Is Disciplining An Employee For Body Odour A Form Of Discrimination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BD&P Comments Regarding Guidance On Greenwashing Provisions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal Rolls Out New Pre-Hearing Process By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why Reply? Reflecting On The Significance Of Reply Interviews In A Workplace Investigation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Say What You Mean – Plain Language And Workplace Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
R v Greater Sudbury: Courts Consider Level Of Knowledge, Skill, Expertise, And Control In Assessing Due Diligence Of “Employers” Under OHSA By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Please Come Back! Strategies For Navigating Termination Demands By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Open For Comment: Consultation On New Job Posting Rules In Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Decides “Private Group Chats” Can Become A Disciplinable Workplace Issue By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Enforceability Of Restrictive Covenants In Ontario: Non-competition And Non-solicitation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Employees Have The Right To Be Heard When Being Terminated For Wilful Misconduct? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Discipline Imposed On Mayor Overturned As Unreasonable By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Pension Plan Deficit Can Put Your Corporate Reorganization Under The Spotlight By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
“No Sticker For You!”: A Uniform Trumps The Right To Wear A Rainbow Sticker, Tribunal Rules By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Employers – Time To Update Your Employment Contracts! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
UN Report Highlights Concerns With Modern Slavery In Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sexual Assault & Harassment In The Workplace: What Are My Civil Law Rights? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Government Launches Consultation On New Job Posting Rules Under The ESA By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Policy Requirements For Post-Secondary Institutions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Investigations In The Workplace Are The New Firing Squads By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Employers: Take Note Of Upcoming Pay Equity Deadline By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Clarifies IME May Be Necessary To Test Plaintiff’s Explanation For Failure To Mitigate Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Human Rights Tribunal Questions Enforceability Of Release By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are You Sure Your Independent Contractor Is “Independent”? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Temporary Public Policy Ended: Visitors In Canada Can No Longer Apply For A Work Permit From Within The Country By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Advantage Immigration Program Announces A New Expression Of Interest System By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wrongful Dismissal Lawsuit Against RBC Has Captivated Corporate Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Drug Testing: What Alberta’s Latest Cases Mean For Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Purchaser In The Driver’s Seat: Ontario Court Of Appeal Enforces Commercial Non-Compete By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HRTO Decision Offers Insights Into Employer Obligations To Accommodate Scheduling Requests On The Ground Of Family Status By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Overturns Job Terms Added After Offer Acceptance By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
City Of Greater Sudbury Exercised Due Diligence In Construction Site Fatality As Appeal Dismissed By Ontario Superior Court Of Justice By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Backfire If Not Carefully Managed — Especially In The Public Sector By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Be Careful What You Say! Recent HRTO Decision Underscores The Importance Of Confidentiality And Non-disparagement Clauses By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Comprehensive Guide To Long-Term Disability Claims In Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Further Temporary Foreign Worker Program Restrictions Forthcoming By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Government Announces Restrictions To Low-wage Stream Of The Temporary Foreign Worker Program By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
End of Certain Pandemic Work-Authorization Concessions Announced By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Realigns Its Priorities: The Temporary Foreign Worker Program By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
National Day For Truth & Reconciliation in Manitoba – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Far Must Employer Go to Accommodate an Employee’s Chemical Sensitivities? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding Non-Compete Clauses When Purchasing Or Selling A Health Practice By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
This Ain’t Brewster’s Millions: “None Of The Above” Not An Option When Employer Offers Reasonable Accommodation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Government Releases Long Anticipated Provincial Planning Statement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Major Change To The Canada Labour Code With New Anti-Replacement-Worker Provisions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Egan v Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP, Will B.C Case Takeoff In Alberta? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Constructive Dismissal Or Justified Demotion? Insight From The British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Broken Promises: The Perils Of Guaranteeing Anonymity To Complainants In Workplace Investigations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Attention Federal Employers: Administrative Monetary Penalties Under The Federal Pay Equity Act Now In Force By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
10 Reasons Your Firm’s Pension Should Begin And End With DBplus By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Legal Risk Assessments – An Essential Risk Management Tool By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The COVID-19 Virus Does Not Trigger Business Interruption Insurance Coverage By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
ONCA Clarifies That Business Interruption Losses Are Not An Insured Loss By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wallace/Moral Damages & Bad Faith Termination Prevention Game Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Free Trials: Ontario Employees Need To Be Paid For Trial Periods By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Immigration Concessions For Ukrainian Citizens Extended By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Certain Temporary Foreign Worker Program Low Wage Stream Applications To Be Temporarily Suspended In Quebec By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Keeping Up With Non-Competes: The State Of Non-Competition Clauses In BC By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Confirms Employment Contract Frustrated By Employee’s Refusal To Comply With COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Imposed On Employer By Third Party By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Or Dependent Contractor? Recent BC Decision Examines Important Considerations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Replacement Worker Ban, Right To Disconnect And Other Changes Upcoming For Federal Workplaces By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ongoing Obligations: How Failure To Comply With Termination Provisions Can Lead To Common Law And Punitive Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Navigating Mutual Separation Agreements: When And How? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill C-58’s Ban On Use Of Replacement Workers In Strikes Or Lockouts In Federally Regulated Workplaces To Become Effective On June 20, 2025 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Canadian Employers Need To Know About The Upcoming Changes To The Temporary Foreign Worker Program By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Immigration Red Flags: Five Organizational Issues That Open Employers To Risk By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
You Can’t Take It With You? Ontario Court Clarifies Post-Employment Liabilities And Obligations For Employers And Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
To Bargain Or Not To Bargain? That Is Not The Question Under A Section 54 Analysis By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Non-Disclosure Agreements In Sports And The Workplace Are Different Beasts By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Legislative Update For Federally-Regulated Employers: Bills C-58, C-59, C-69 And COHSR Amendments By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Do Policies Help? A Journey Through A Typical Respectful Workplace Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federally Regulated Entities Under Scrutiny For Non-Compliance With Accessibility Requirements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Are Cautioned To Be Mindful Of Their Conduct In Carrying Out Employee Terminations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Duty To Accommodate: When Childcare Intersects With Employment Responsibilities By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Charge Employees a Fee to Access Their Payroll Records? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Québec Cases We Should All Know About, Part 2: The Guillaume Case, Or What (Not) To Do When Employees React To Racism At Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Finds Aggravated Damages Award Can Be Made Without Medical Evidence Of Diagnosable Psychological Injury By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Government Considers Restrictions On Low-Wage Temporary Foreign Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Upholds Law Ending 2017 College Academic Staff Strike By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supervisor Fired for Not Cooperating with Harassment Investigation Is Reinstated By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Corporate Acquisition Amounts to Constructive Dismissal of Target’s Employee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Truck Incident Is Grounds for Testing the Driver but not the Passenger By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Professor Gets Fired for Filing Bad Faith Twitter Harassment Complaint By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Proof that Medication Side Effects Make Airline Mechanic an Unacceptable Safety Risk By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hi-Rail Truck Incident Doesn’t Justify Reasonable Cause Drug Testing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding Your Farm Worker ESA Exemptions In Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
SCC Decision Offers Potential Insight Into Privacy Rights For Private-Sector Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Orders Defence Medical Examination Of Terminated Employee Alleging Inability To Mitigate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Concludes Bank Employee’s Misconduct Amounted To Just Cause For Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No More Witnesses, Increased Fees And Other Changes To The BC Division Of Pension Regulations That Plan Administrators Should Know About By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Minimum Wage To Increase To $16.70 In The Northwest Territories By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Independent Medical Examination Ordered To Prove Alleged Inability To Mitigate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Cross-Country Developments In Employment Law: Key Insights By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Soccer’s Drone Scandal Raises Questions About Organizational Liability By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Absenteeism And Substance Abuse: How Is An Employer’s Duty To Accommodate Affected When An Employee Does Not Disclose Their Problem? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Immigration – Updates Intra-Company Transfer Rules: What You Need To Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
MT❯iplus Edition: Guiding Employees Towards Permanent Residency: Employer Strategies For Work Permit Holders By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Replacement Workers No More! Bill C-58 Receives Royal Assent By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pensions & Benefits Edition: Province Of Employment According To The Canada Revenue Agency By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
International Credentials Recognition Act Comes Into Force In BC By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Should Be Cautious In Enforcing Return-To-Office Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
DEI Initiatives And Data Collection: Navigating Privacy Risks In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Contract Clarity: Navigating Employment Agreements With Certainty By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Tech Worker Sues Google, Claiming She Was Fired For Being Pregnant By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Warning To Avoid “Two-Step Offers” With Successful Job Applicants By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Law Helps Those Who Help Themselves: Lessons For Employers From Wilds V. 1959612 Ontario Inc. By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Requirements To Prevent And Reduce The Risk Of Forced Labour Or Child Labour: What Businesses Need To Know To Comply By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Possible New Restrictions On Employers’ Right To Require Medical Certificates By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Of Appeal Confirms Duty To Provide Honest Reasons For Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Labour Market Benefit Plan And Transition Plan: Complete Immigration Guide By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Harassment And Violence In The Workplace: An Overview Of Recent Legislative Changes Introduced By Bill 42 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment Law Around The Campfire: Best Practices For Summer Workplace Law Issues By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Commercial Non-Competition Clauses Are Enforceable, Ontario Court Of Appeal Rules By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are Companies Liable For The Misconduct Of Their Execs Or Employees? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pathways To Canada: Immigration Options For Tech Professionals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
IFW July Newsletter – The Latest News On Aggravated Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Of Appeal For Ontario: Assessing “Consideration” In Employment Agreements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Policy Book 2024: Essential HR Policies for Regulated Workplaces By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Court Rejects Non-Solicitation Injunction Application By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Adoption Of Bill C-58: Regulating The Use Of Replacement Workers In Conflict Situations (Strikes Or Lockouts) For Federally Regulated Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Unlocking Mandamus: Seeking Judicial Intervention When An Application Is Unreasonably Delayed By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Performance Review Liability Risk Management & Compliance Game Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Pre-Screening & Vaccination Verification Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Termination Notice Include Salary & Disability Benefits? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Crowdstrike Update Taking Out Banks, Airlines and Businesses Globally By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Union Activity Is On The Rise – Is Your Business Ready? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Human Rights Price Tag Of Pepper Spray Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Union Activity Is On The Rise – Is Your Business Ready? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Update On Legislative Changes For MB Employers, Including Proposal To Ban Replacement Workers & Re-introduce Automatic Certification By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Cap Introduced For Family Reunification Applications In Québec By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Government Increases Immigration Compliance Inspections And Actions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Immediate Changes To PGWP Application Process: Flagpoling No Longer Permitted By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Deceptive Marketing Provisions Continue To Be Enforcement Priority By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Major Alberta Human Rights Costs Award For Hearing Misconduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Consequences Of Sexual Harassment In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Open To Feedback On Working Even More For Workers: Comment On Bill 190, The Working For Workers Five Act, 2024 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Licensing Deadline For Ontario Recruiters And Temporary Help Agencies Draws Near—and Here Are The Updates By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Eastway Tank: A Stark Reminder For Officers And Directors By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Setting The Standard: Recent Case Offers Guidance For Workplace Investigations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Keeping A Privacy Breach Private? OIPC Provides Incentive For Organizations To Notify Individuals Affected By A Privacy Breach By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are Profit Sharing Allocations Subject to Source Deductions? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 190: Ontario Government Proposes Further Amendments To Workplace Legislation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Changes To Federal Workplace Legislation Proposed In 2024 Budget By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Frustrations, Frustrations! Ontario Court Of Appeal Confirms That Employee’s Failure To Comply With Vaccination Policy Results In Frustration Of Employment Contract By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Of Appeal Confirms That Refusal To Comply With Vaccination Policy Amounts To Frustration Of Contract By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Significant OHSA Penalties For Company And Director And Officer Serve As A Warning Of Future Prosecution Trends By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
An Employer’s Right To Dismiss An Employee Is Not Absolute By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Government Introduces The Working For Workers Five Act By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
AI & Algorithm Discrimination Compliance – Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Of Appeal Confirms Refusal To Vaccinate Constitutes Frustration Of Contract, Not Wrongful Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC’s Court Of Appeal Upholds For-Cause Termination Of Senior Executive Who Falsified $250.00 In Expenses By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ensuring Procedural Fairness For All In Workplace Investigations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Whose Business Is It Anyways? Arbitrator Finds Union Steward Attending Diving Course During Working Hours Was Conducting Union Business By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Missed Deadline: Understanding The Pathway Toward Citizenship For Second Generation Canadians Under Bill C-71 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Employers, Pay Equity Or Pay The Price: Comply Now Or Face Potential Liability Retroactive To 1988 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Foreign Credentials To Be Recognized In An Effort To Relieve Labour Shortage By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Fired Employees Who Take Company Documents Risk Serious Legal Woes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Consideration Of Government Of Canada’s Proposal To Remove 30% Rule For Pension Funds By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Friend Or Foe? Why And When To Choose Someone Outside Your Company To Investigate Workplace Misconduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Lessons From Coffee Pods: The Importance Of Accurate Reporting Under Canada’s New Anti-Slavery Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Amendments To Ontario Laws Put A Clamp On Requesting Doctors’ Notes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Union-Friendly Amendments To The Labour Relations Act – Part 2: Ban On Replacement Workers During A Strike Or Lockout By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Ontario Court Of Appeal Addresses Inability To Mitigate Due To Physical Incapacity And Aggravated Damages In The Manner Of Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Of Employment Agreements: Careful Drafting By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Temporary Immigration Measures Introduced For Individuals From Haiti By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Student Violence May Form Basis For A Teacher’s Lawful Work Refusal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recruiter And Temp Agency Update: Relief Is At Hand For Some; Just Not Everyone By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Overtime Pay: An Employment Class Action Authorized In Madden c. Nordia Inc. By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Immigration Pilots For Rural And Francophone Minority Communities Forthcoming By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Navigating Legal Rights And Responsibilities In Employment Agreements In Alberta (Part 3) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Decoding The Legal Jargon: A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding Your Employment In Canada (Part 2) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
CRA Cancels CERB, CRB Debts Of $246 Million Of Canadian Taxpayers Who Were Ineligible To Receive COVID-19 Benefits By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Introduces New Bill To Restore Citizenship By Descent By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Amendments To The Canada Labour Code: New Measures For Individual Termination Notices By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Secret Recording Proves “Untruthful, Misleading” Conduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Rise In Maternity Related Terminations Exposes Vulnerability Of Pregnant Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
It’s Happening Tomorrow: New ESA Amendments Effective June 21, 2024 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How To Succeed In Your First LMIA Application Process: Step By Step Guide (Video) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada’s Clean Economy Tax Credits Receive Royal Assent By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Greener On The Other Side: Proposed Environmental Amendments To The Competition Act By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When Is Enough Enough?! Salanguit v. Parq Vancouver Tells Us When A Complaint Has Been Reasonably Handled By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Proposed Amendments To Canada Labour Code Target Enhanced Work-Life Balance: Part Two By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Employment Law Updates: Working For Workers Four Act, 2024 Passes, Working For Workers Five Act, 2024 Introduced By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Non-Competition Clause And Holds Parties To Their Bargain By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Job Posting Requirements Coming For Employers In Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Less Than Two Weeks To Go … Canada Supply Chain Transparency Reports Are Due May 31st By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Five Bills And Counting: What Ontario’s Working For Workers Five Act, 2024 Could Mean For Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Decoding The Legal Jargon: A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding Your Employment In Canada (Part 1) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Confirms The Enforceability And Viability Of Restrictive Covenants Within M&A Transactions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Roadmap For International Guests Attending Canadian Conferences By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario’s Working For Workers Five Act Creates New Requirements For Public Job Postings, Restricts the Ability Of Employers To Ask For Doctor’s Notes And Updates The Occupational Health And Safety Act By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Of Appeal Deems Employment Contract Frustrated When Employee Refused COVID-19 Vaccination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Frustration By Non-Vaccination: Employee Termination On The Basis Of COVID-19 Vaccination Status Upheld By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment Contracts Could Be Frustrated By A Third-Party’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Measures To Prevent And Fight Psychological Harassment And Sexual Violence In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Investigations In Alberta – When & How To Conduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Employers Should Know About Recent Changes To Student Work Visas In Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding Eligibility For Short-Term Disability Benefits In Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Government Of Canada’s Announced Changes To Study Permits: What Incoming International Students Should Expect By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Government Announces Changes To Requirement For Medical Notes Under The Employment Standards Act, 2000 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Of Appeal Finds Plaintiff Did Not Fail To Mitigate, Upholds $50,000 Aggravated Damages Award For Manner Of Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Let’s Revisit: Resignation And Abandonment Of Employment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Upheld Municipality’s Refusal To Disclose Investigation Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Budget 2024: Work-Life Balance, Gig Workers, Employment Equity, Forced Labour And Replacement Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Amendments To Ontario’s Licensing Regime For Recruiters And Temporary Help Agencies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why Moving On From A CEO Can Be Costly And Complicated By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When An E-Mail Does Not “Find You Well”: Just Cause Termination Not A Proportionate Response To Employee’s Heated E-Mail By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What The Federal Government’s Return-To-Work Directive Means For Non-Union Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Unreasonable Employer Actions Violate Alberta Employee Rights By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recent Rulings Mean Terminated Employees May Not Need Proof Of Distress For Damages Claims By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Grievance Procedures – An Appropriate Forum For Human Rights Complaints Within A Unionized Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Unlikely To Get Costs In Alberta Human Rights By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Eagerness To Believe The Worst About Israel Shows Antisemitism At Play By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Holds Arbitrator Misapplied The Test For Discrimination To A Workplace Investigation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
200 Employees Laid Off After Restructuring At Canada’s Largest Credit Union By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Do DEI Initiatives Impact Workplace Culture? (Video) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Occupational Health And Safety Sentencing Decision – Nova Scotia By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Reminder To Federal Employers: Time To Update Harassment And Violence Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Second Update On Guidance For The Fighting Against Forced Labour And Child Labour In Supply Chains Act: Deadline Approaching By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Human Touch: Elevating Respect In The Workplace Through In-Person Learning Experiences By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reasonable Settlement Offer Leads To Dismissal Of Human Rights Complaint By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Québec Follows In Other Provinces’ Footsteps And Deploys An Arsenal Of Measures And Protections Against Psychological Harassment And Sexual Violence In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Psychological Harassment And Sexual Violence: New Obligations For Québec Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Prince Edward Island, Canada: New Paid Sick Leave Program By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario’s Divisional Court Overturns Arbitrator’s Unreasonable Decision In Workplace Sexual Harassment Case By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 149 Receives Royal Assent—New And Upcoming Legislative Changes For Ontario Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Introduces Amendments To Support A Permanent Framework For Target Benefit Pension Plans By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada’s Modern Slavery Act Reporting Deadline Approaching! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Another Arbitrator Considers Interaction Between Canada Labour Code Leave Entitlements And Other Leave Entitlements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Cracks Down On Workplace Discrimination With Highest General Damages Award To Date By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Addressing Conflicts In The Workplace Caused By Historical Complaints By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Harassment And Its Toll On Mental Health In Manitoba By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Québec Adopts New Bill To Tackle Psychological Harassment And Sexual Violence In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Proposed Amendments To Canada Labour Code Target Enhanced Work-Life Balance By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Know The Limit, Play Within It: Restrictive Covenants In Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Human Rights Risks: Can An Employer Terminate An Employee On Leave? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Working For Workers Four Act Brings Important Changes For Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Rules In Favour Of Employee In Dismissal Dispute By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Notice To Employers: Be Careful – Your Employees Might Be Using Generative AI In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Amendment To BC Labour Relations Code Increases Risks For Supply Chain And Businesses In BC During Federal Work Stoppages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
At Long Last: A New Legislative Framework For Policing In Ontario Coming Into Effect April 1, 2024 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Pension Funds And Domestic Investments: Key Takeaways From The 2024 Federal Budget By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
CUPE v. CTA: Understanding The Relationship Between Sick Leave And Disability Benefits By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federally-Regulated Employers, It Takes Longer Than You Think: Post Your Draft Pay Equity Plans By The End Of June 2024 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mastering Termination Clauses: Navigating Ontario’s Employment Legal Maze By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Small Claims Court Confirms That Accepting New Employment During A Lay-Off Doesn’t Automatically Imply Resignation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court Of Canada Decides That Exclusion Of Managers From The Québec Labour Code Is Not A Breach Of The Charter By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court Of Canada Ruling: Managers Are Not Eligible For Unionization Under The Labour Code By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
TCDSB v. OECTA: School Board Not Liable For Public Statements Made By Trustee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Non-Compete Rule By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why You Should Review (And Possibly Revise) Your Employment Contracts By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Collective Bargaining In The Age Of Telework: A New Paradigm By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
2024 Federal Budget: Selected Pensions, Benefits And Executive Compensation Measures By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Keeping Current On Mandatory Workplace Policies Across Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Alert: Canada Reducing Off-Campus Hours Of Work For International Students By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Budget 2024: Pensions, Benefits And Employment Updates By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Another Reason For Employers To Review The Termination Provisions In Employment Agreements: Dufault v. The Corporation Of The Township Of Ignace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hiring Persons Under Age 18 – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What’s the Minimum Wage of a Federally Regulated Employee? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada’s forced labour and child labour reporting legislation: What you need to know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Preparing for Canada’s New Anti-Forced Labour Supply Chain Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Make ‘Reasonable Efforts’ to Collect New Employees’ Social Insurance Numbers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Effective Workplace Conflict Intervention Prevents Toxic Work Environment Liability – Case Study By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pay Transparency: BC Requirements And Potential Changes For Ontario Employers (Video) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court Of Canada: Exclusion Of Managers From Definition Of “Employee” In Québec Labour Code Does Not Violate The Charter By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Proposes Changes To Sick Leave Under The Employment Standards Act, 2000 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Change in Business Ownership Trigger Need for an ROE? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
From Connection to Isolation: Social Media’s Paradox for Mental Wellbeing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compassionate Care Leave Policy Template (Federal Version) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Goal-Setting Strategies for HR & OHS Professionals that Get Results! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Conflicts Don’t Stop: The Latest on Workplace Investigations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Upholds Employer’s Dismissal Of Health And Safety Manager For Cause By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Terminating A Federally Regulated Employee? New Requirements That Employers Need To Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hours of Work Limitations – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Ordered To Pay Retired VP $1.8-million In Deferred Bonuses, Stock Options And Unused Vacation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Health And Safety Manager Dismissed For Cause For Improper Reporting And Handling Of Her Own WSIB Claim By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Human Rights Tribunal Issues Second Highest Award For Injury To Dignity By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Watch Your Back: Employee Ordered To Pay $112,320 In Damages For Soliciting His Employer’s Client By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Substance Abuse Prevention & Compliance Game Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
6 Changes Payroll Must Know About When Making Year-End Filings By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Revoke An Employment Offer If The Candidate Fails A Drug Test? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Court Of Appeal Confirms That Secretly Recording Conversations With Co-Workers Can Be Just Cause For Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Duty To Cooperate And Maintain Employment Following Workplace Injury Labour, Employment & Human Rights Bulletin By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Age Discrimination Exemptions – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Constructive Dismissal And You: Unexpected Consequences Of Changes To The Employment Relationship By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Culture, Connection, Compliance – Session 3: COMPLIANCE By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Temporary Foreign Worker Program Changes Announced, Including Mandatory Annual Wage Rate Review By All Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Implements New Employer Reporting Requirements In Support Of Canadian Dental Care Plan, Introduces Bill To Create New Leaves And Employment Insurance Benefits By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
20 Key Developments In Canadian Labour And Employment Law In 2023 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Culture, Connection, Compliance – Session 2: CONNECTION By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Top 10 HR Compliance Cases of 2023 & Their Impact on You By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Site Owner Who Hires Constructor May Still Be Liable as ‘Employer’ By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
After ‘Let’s Talk’: What’s Next for Employee Wellbeing in 2024? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Changes Coming For Online Platform-Based Food Delivery And Ride Share Gig Workers In B.C. By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Holiday Party Sexual Harassment & Liability Risks Management Game Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sexual Harassment at Your Holiday Party: What’s Your Liability? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can An Ontario-Regulated Employer Prohibit Their Employees From Discussing Their Salaries, Bonuses And Other Compensation? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
British Columbia Pay Transparency Regulation Provides Information On Preparing Pay Transparency Reports By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Navigating the Duty to Accommodate: A Practical Guide for HR Professionals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Updates in Ontario labour and employment matters: disclosure of salary ranges and AI; potential banning of NDAs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Beware of What You Say – and Don’t Say – About Your Former Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Consent to Provide Post-Employment Reference Form By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How An Employee May Become Entitled To A Deferred Bonus Upon Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Employers Must Include Pay In Job Postings From November 1, 2023 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Instructions for Monitors of Company-Sponsored Social Event at Which Alcohol is Served By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification Checklist By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Constitutes Doing Business Abroad for OETC Eligibility Purposes? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Navigating the Duty to Accommodate: A Practical Guide for HR Professionals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mastering Workplace Investigations: Strategies for Risk Mitigation and Legal Compliance By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Corporate Immigration: A Road Map for Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment Law Differences Between Canada And The U.S. By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Awards For Injury To Dignity And Self-Respect On The Rise In Alberta By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Searching an Employee’s Locker for Illegal Drugs – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Guard Against Liability from Alcohol Consumption at Team-building Events By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Over Half the Nation Tops the $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Benchmark By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Confirms Employer Can Dismiss Employee Where Side Job Is A Problem By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Legally Correct Failures to Withhold Source Deductions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
World Mental Health Week: Making Mental Health Universal in Your Organization By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mastering the Complex Landscape of Employee Termination: A Guide for Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is It Okay to Search a Worker’s Locker for Illegal Drugs? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Wins $112,000 In Damages After Employee Resigned And Took A Client To A Competitor By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Important Factors For Employers And Employees To Consider In Interprovincial Remote Working Arrangements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Proposed Non-Compete Ban May Disrupt Staffing Arrangements of US Operations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Report Employee’s Failure to Return from Leave on the ROE By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Use of Lie Detector Tests – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
AI for HR: Transform Talent Management from Recruitment to Retention By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Traffic Company Ordered to Pay $1.5M for Defaming Richmond Competitor By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When You Don’t Have to Pay Employees Termination Notice – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Comply with Call-In & Reporting Pay Requirements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federally Regulated Employers Will Soon Be Required To Provide Menstrual Products For Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do You Have to Provide Termination Notice to Seasonal Employees? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is It Legal to Make Employees Take a Lie Detector Test? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding the Emergence of Harassment as a Standalone Tort: Implications for Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pronouns Are Not Preferences: Human Rights Tribunals Weigh In On Pronoun Use In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Carroll v. Trump: Lessons For Investigations Of Historic Claims Of Sexual Abuse By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OHRT Decision that an Employer’s Requirement for Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency Discriminatory Reasonable Say Ontario Court of Appeal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Checklist of Essential Policies for Newfoundland & Labrador By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Chat GPT And OpenAI – What Is It And Will It Impact Human Resources? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hydrating The Hiring Process: Managing Regulatory Liability For Employers In Highly-regulated Industries By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
ISED Releases Companion To Proposed AI Law: Timelines, Guidelines, And Enforcement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. teaching assistant’s OnlyFans page raises questions of what’s appropriate outside work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Top 10 HR Compliance Cases of 2023 So Far & Their Impact on You By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Relies On Secret Recording Of Termination Meeting To Sanction Employer’s Bad Faith Conduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Important Notice Re Ongoing Compliance Obligations Of Employers Employing Foreign Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is It Discrimination to Pay Foreign Workers from Poorer Countries Less? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Finds That Saving Clause Does Not Fix An Illegal Termination Provision By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Government Adopts Sweeping New Modern Slavery Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Guard Against Algorithmic Discrimination When Using ChatGPT & Other AI Apps By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Supreme Court Rules That Firms Cannot Be Liable For Internal Investigations Into Misconduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
British Columbia Court Of Appeal Finds That Employers Can Discriminate Against Employees Based On Family Status Without A Change In Employment Terms By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Paid Medical Leave Cover a Routine Dental Appointment? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are Lump Sum Termination Payments Subject to EI Withholdings? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dismantling the Confusion Around Managing Vacations in Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Protect Your Company from Legal Risks of Workplace AI Use By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Don’t Always Need to Give a Warning Before Firing You With Cause By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Proposed Federal Ban On The Use Of Replacement Workers During A Strike By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Safety: How to Create a Heat Stress Compliance Game Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Achieving Business Success Through Strategic Compensation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Licences to be required for temporary help agencies and recruiters in Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Regulating child labour in Québec: History and a look forward to Bill 19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Maternity/Pregnancy Leave Rights – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employees Who Refuse Alternative Employment With Their Employer May Not Be Entitled To Statutory Termination Pay By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. court decision a ‘significant win’ for parental rights, commissioner says By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Growing Out Of Employment Contracts: How Employment Contracts Can Become Unenforceable Over Time If An Employee’s Role Changes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
PSAC Strike could have Domino Effect for Unionized Workers: Labour Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Workers Now on Strike. Here are the Services that may be Affected By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Awarded Damages For Remote Worker’s Time Theft By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
An Employer’s Guide to Managing Employees with Progressive Discipline By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
2023 Federal Budget: Selected Pensions, Benefits and Executive Compensation Measures By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Women’s Experiences with Personal Protective Equipment in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Québec Children Under 14 To Be Banned From Working Most Jobs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Accessibility Obligations and Upcoming Deadlines for Federally-Regulated Entities By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Construction Company Fined $20,000 After Worker Injured in N.W.T. By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Factory Explosion Survivor, on Fire, Fell Into Chocolate Vat in Pennsylvania By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Law 25: The Cost Of A Privacy Breach In Québec Just Went Up. Way Up By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Québec Has New Privacy Requirements Already in Place, With More on the Way in 2023 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Avoid Wallace Damages for Bad Faith Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Update for Ontario Employers: Proposed Changes Related to Remote Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Website Accessibility Requirements – Know the Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Get It In Writing: Ontario Court Upholds Termination For Cause Based On Written Employment Agreement And Clear Employee Expectations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Job Postings In B.C. May Soon Have To Disclose Wage And Salary Ranges By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Naloxone for Workplace Opioid Overdose Compliance Game Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Creeps Closer to National Reality By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Distribution of Naloxone – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada ratifies the first-ever global treaty to end workplace violence and harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario proposes mass termination protections for remote workers and increased information requirements for new hires By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Supreme Court Affirms High Threshold When Dismissing An Employee For Just Cause By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Your Employee Exempt From Employment Standards Legislation? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ergonomic Challenges with Laptop Use in Hybrid Work Models By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Legal Issues With Restructuring, Reorganization & Downsizing – Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top 3 Mistakes When Selecting an Ergonomic Sit-Stand Desk By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Perils of Contracting for Construction Work: Uncertain Responsibilities of Project Owners By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Who’s the ‘Spouse’ Entitled to Dead Member’s Survivor Pension? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When Are Terminated Employees Entitled to a Performance Bonus? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Control Overemployment and Moonlighting Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Create Policy to Control Overemployment and Moonlighting By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers’ Compensation Coverage of Mental Stress Claims By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Ontario ESA Rules for Business and IT Consultants Take Effect By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
You Make the Call: Must Employers Give a Reason for Termination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Employer Awarded Damages for Employee Time Theft Captured by Time-Tracking Software By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Implement an Upskilling Plan at Your Organization By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is It Legal to Record Termination Meetings? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Helping Employees Cope with Mental Illness Can Improve Your Company’s Bottom Line By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Labour Board Reverses Vancouver Shipyards Decision On Picket Line Crossing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hiring Remote Workers In Other Provinces? Legal Considerations For Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 2022 Ontario HR Compliance Yearbook – Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoiding Joint Liability for a Subsidiary’s Payroll Obligations: Brief Your CEO By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Boomerang Employees – What Employers Need to Know about Rehiring Past Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Lesson On Discretion: Discretionary Bonuses Have To Be Paid Fairly By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pronouns In The Workplace: Normalizing Conversations Around Gender And Inclusivity By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Prohibits No Poaching And Wage-fixing Agreements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 & How They Affect You – Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Updates Prevailing Wage Data and Adopts New NOC System By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada Court Confirms Sexual Harassment Not An Independent Tort By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Personal Liability of Corporate Directors for Failure to Remit Source Deductions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Implement Personal Data Removal Policy to Prevent Privacy Breaches at Your Company By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 & How They Affect You By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Provisions (Again): Court Decides New Avenue For Rendering Termination Clauses Unenforceable By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dealing With Human Rights Complaints In Unionized Workplaces By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Temporary Layoffs, Terminations & Your Liability Risks By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers: There’s No Need to Record Employee Termination Meetings By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Questions Not to Ask During Job Interviews – And How to Rephrase Them So They Don’t Discriminate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Round of Increases Brings Canada Closer to the Magic $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Temporarily Allows International Students To Work More Hours To Address Labour Shortage By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Age Restrictions For Young Workers In “Hazardous” Industries In British Columbia By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Use Surveillance Tape to Prove Worker Faked Her Injuries By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Must Consider Other Jobs for Disabled Probationary Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
It Wasn’t Me, It Was My Mental Disability, Claims Worker Fired for Violence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Accused of Sexual Assault Can’t Sue Accuser for Defamation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire College Advisor for Using Gay Dating App to Hook Up with Students By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Faults Employer for Not Investigating Worker’s “Mobbing” Complaint By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Minor Chemical Spill Isn’t Serious Enough to Justify Post-Incident Drug Testing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Harassed Injured Worker on Modified Duty Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court OKs Class Action Harassment Lawsuit Against RCMP By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Protection of Genetic Information – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Get Consent to Use Employees’ Personal Information for HR Functions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Regulatory Changes To The TFWP And IMP Compliance Regimes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why Employers Should Have Contracts For Non-unionized Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Finds Three-Dose Mandatory Vaccination Requirement Reasonable In Long-Term Care Homes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Long Probationary Employment Can Last – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Who Human Rights Laws Protect from Employment Discrimination – Know the Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Special Protections for Pregnant/Breastfeeding Workers – Know the Laws of your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Cross-Border Employment Relationships: Key Considerations For Employers With Extra-Provincial And Foreign Employees Or Candidates By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Checklist of Essential HR Policies for Northwest Territories By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Checklist of Essential HR Policies for Prince Edward Island By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Checklist of Essential HR Policies for British Columbia By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Checklist of Essential HR Policies for Federally Regulated Workplaces By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Long Can an Employee Dispute Compensation Changes? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Preventing Back Injuries with Ergonomics – At Home & At Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Things To Consider When Retiring From A Business You Own By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Accessibility Requirements For The B.C. Public Sector By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Can You Tell If Your Employees Are “Quietly Quitting” By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
These are Some of the Burning Labour Law Questions I Am Hearing Most Often By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Corporate Immigration: The Current State of Affairs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Keeping Virtual Workers Safe & Healthy with Ergonomics By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Parental Leave Rights – Know the Laws of your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Electronic Monitoring Policies in Ontario: What are the requirements? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Harassment Investigation Protocols Under Scrutiny Labour, Employment & Humans Rights Law Bulletin By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Solving The Multijurisdictional Jigsaw Puzzle: Which Law Applies? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Constitutes a ‘Workplace’ – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Protecting Employees from Harassment Outside the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Seven Do’s & Don’ts for Unlimited Paid Time Off Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Conflicts Don’t Stop: The Latest on Workplace Investigations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer’s Legal Obligations: Harassment, Bullying, Violence in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mitigation Following Termination Of Employment: A Cautionary Tale By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Affirms Finding That Midwives Were Underpaid Due To Gender Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 7 Things Employers Must Do to Comply with Québec’s Tough New French Languages Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
3 Ways the Roe v. Wade Ruling Will Impact Canadian Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dismissed Employee’s Pursuit Of New Career Results In Reduced Notice Period By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When Is Employing Family Members “Arm’s Length” for EI Purposes? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Government Makes It Easier to Hire Temporary Foreign Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recent Wrongful Dismissal Case Highlights Termination Risks and Lingering Pandemic Impacts By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 (So Far) & Their Impact on You Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Budget Bill Proposes Amendments To 10 Days’ Paid Medical Leave Of Absence Under Canada Labour Code By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reasonable Safety Is Sufficient To Absolve An Occupier Of Liability Under The OLA By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 96 Amending The Charter Of The French Language: What Employers Need To Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How To Be An Ally: A Toolkit To Promote Racial Equity In Your Organization By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Young Employee Work Hours Requirements – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment Protections for Gig Workers – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Fire an Employee for Secretly Recording Work Conversations? – Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employees Use of Recording Devices in the Workplace Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Ontario Law Gives Gig Workers Employment Standards Rights By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoid ‘Inducement’ Risks When Recruiting Employees from Other Companies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 (So Far) & Their Impact on You By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Students Hired for Summer Jobs Need Special Safety Training? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Implementing A Four-day Workweek: Legal Issues For Employers To Consider By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Changes To Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Regime May Help Employers Address Labour Shortages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Company Not Liable for Fraudulent Purchases Made on Its Charge Account By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Trashing Company on Facebook Is Last Straw for Employee with Poor Attendance By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bus Driver Fired for Causing Fatal Accident to Passenger Gets Reinstated By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
High Court Upholds Decision Not to Enforce Overly Broad Non-Compete Clause By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Fired for Refusing Vaccination Sues Union for Not Grieving By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Public Employee for Defying Mandatory COVID Testing Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ineligibility to Work Due to Vaccine Refusal Is Just Cause to Terminate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Flight Attendants Can Bring Harassment Class Action against WestJet By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Top Court Nixes Pizza Hut Employee’s Harassment Claim By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Texting While Operating Train Not Cause to Terminate Since Boss Did It Too By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Duty to Accommodate Drug Addiction that Employer Didn’t Know About By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Fallout from unwanted office birthday party cost U.S. employer $450,000, but lessons are universal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Accessibility For Manitobans Act: New Information And Communication Regulation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Minimum Age Requirements – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Family Status Discrimination – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill-10: Unbalanced Changes To The BC Labour Relations Code – A Step Backwards For BC By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Complicit In The Implicit: Labour Board Finds A Termination To Be Tainted With Discrimination Due To Implicit Racial Bias In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR, incentives and retention issues in Merger & Acquisition transactions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Choosing One Of Your Adult Children As Your RRSP/RRIF/TFSA Beneficiary? Think-And Act-Carefully By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 11 Things in the New Federal Budget Payroll Must Know About By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Accommodation: What You Should Know In Less Than Two Minutes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Legal Strategies For Dealing With Difficult Employees and Getting Ready for the New Normal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Reminds Employees They Have Duties In The Workplace Accommodation Process By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
An Update On Paid Leave For Illness And Injury Under The Employment Standards Act In British Columbia By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Can Employers Overcome Labour Shortages In Québec And Across Canada? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 5 Mistakes HR Managers Make in Workplace Wellness Programs (and How to Fix Them). By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Achieving Diversity Is About Behaviour, Not Hire Numbers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Time Theft Grounds for Discipline? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Spring Cleaning: Out With The Old COVID-19 Regulations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Key Trends In Arbitration Awards Pertaining To Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Of Appeal Certifies WestJet Sexual Harassment Class Action By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Essential Knowledge for the Canadian Corporate Immigration System By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Negative Performance Reviews Are Just a Pretext When You’ve Already Decided on Termination – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Just Because You Can Roll Back Face Mask Rules Doesn’t Mean You Should By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Honesty Is The Best Policy: Employer Punished For Misleading Employee About Sale Of Business By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
It Takes Two To Tango: Employee Obligations And Workplace Accommodation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
If Not Now Then Soon: Federal Updates Coming On The Right To Disconnect, Paid Medical Leave, And Bereavement Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Cleaning Up a Work Accident Without Obstructing the OHS Investigation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are You Prepared For An Incident Of Workplace Violence In Your Workplace? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Letting Employees Connect Their Personal Mobile Devices Without Compromising Network Security – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Considerations And Risks Of AI In Employment Decisions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Paying Employees With Your Favourite Things? Court Permits Giving Equipment As Severance By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Vaccination Policies: Early Employer Successes In Round Two By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Decides Employer Could Terminate Employee Who Refused Government-Ordered Vaccination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoiding Liability For Gender Expression & Identity Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Review of Medical Surveillance In Occupational Health Programs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sixth Wave Prompts Renewed Labour Crunch in Restaurants, Retail Manufacturing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The “Historic Trade-Off”: Ontario Divisional Court Considers The Interplay Between The Workers’ Compensation Scheme And Constructive Dismissal Actions Arising From Workplace Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program Solutions Road Map By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
If Vaccine Passports Are Dead, Should Vaccine Policies Be Too? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Returning To The Workplace: Employer Obligations And Options By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 19 Introduces Amendments to Personal Illness or Injury Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Look At Bill C-13: What Federal Jurisdiction Employers Need To Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pay No Attention To The Blinking Red Light: Employee Monitoring Laws Announced In Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Cameras in the Workplace: From Justified Surveillance to Psychological Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Moonlighting Without Permission Just Cause to Terminate? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Unionized Boss? The Court Of Appeal Makes Its Ruling! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Can Enforce Masking Policies Even After Provincial Mandates Are Gone By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Proposes New Legal Framework For Digital Platform Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Create a Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario’s Bill 88 Would Establish Electronic Monitoring Policies, Create Rights For Workers On Digital Platforms, And Require Naloxone Kits By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Anti-Discrimination: Gender Identity & Expression Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Emergency Response Benefit: To Deduct Or Not To Deduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Comes Next? Ontario Ending Mandatory Mask Requirements In Most Settings By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Surreptitious Recordings Of Colleagues At Work May Be Cause For Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reservist Leave Rights – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Return to The Office or Permanent Work-From-Home? Whatever an Employer Chooses, Lawsuits Will Abound By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoid Privacy Violations When Using GPS and Other Monitoring Technologies for Safety By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Ontario Law Requires Employers to Adopt Digital Monitoring Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
First Round of 2022 Minimum Wage Increases Take Effect By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Union’s Refusal To Advance Mandatory Vaccination Policy Grievance Found In Good Faith By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When It Comes to Workplace Relationships, The Cover-Up Does More Harm Than The Hook Up By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada Court Of Appeal Upholds 26-Month Reasonable Notice Period Due To Exceptional Circumstances By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Rights For Trainees In The Workplace – Passage Of Bill 14 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Clock’s Ticking: Ontario Court Of Appeal Dismisses Bank’s Appeal In Overtime Class Action By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Insolence, Insubordination And After-Acquired Evidence Of Just Cause By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Removing Masking Requirement On March 21 In Most Settings And Ending All COVID-19 Public Health Measures On April 27 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
More New Requirements On The Horizon For Ontario Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Labour Relations Board Ices Union Complaint Against Vaccination Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Proposes A Minimum Wage And Other Work-Related Protections For Digital Platform Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Confirms Advanced Age And Short Service Does Not Automatically Equate To Lengthy Notice Period By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 88 Will Result In Changes For Workers Across Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Decides COVID-19 Pandemic Is Cataclysmic Event That Did Not Trigger Entitlement To Severance Under Layoff Provisions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 88, Working For Workers Act, 2022: Ontario Introducing More Changes For Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Proposed Ontario Legislation Mandating Decision Timelines In Regulated Professions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario, Canada Court Concludes Secondment Agreement Was Not A Fixed-term Employment Agreement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Accessibility Duties For Federal Employers In Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Cross-Canada Overview Of Covid Sick Leave Entitlements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
…Introducing Electronic Monitoring Legislation, A First Of Its Kind By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
FSRA Proposes Interpretation Level Guidance On Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund Assessment Calculations And Deadlines By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ministry Of Labour Provides Guidance On Disconnecting From Work Policies And Non-Compete Agreements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 88: Ontario Proposing More Employment Law Changes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Guidance For Ontario Employers On Disconnecting From Work Policies And Non-Compete Agreements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Proposes Minimum Wage And Other Entitlements For “Digital Platform Workers” With Introduction Of New Legislation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Government Continues To Strengthen Workers’ Rights: Introduces The Working For Workers Act, 2022 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Difficult Questions: The Impacts of Covid-19 on Precarious Employment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Introduces Bill 88: Legislation Mandating Electronic Monitoring Policies And Workplace Naloxone Kits And Increasing Fines Under The OHSA By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Court Upholds Termination Provision Providing 4 Weeks’ Termination Notice By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Confirms No Retroactive Application Of Employment Standards Act Ban On Non-Competition Clauses By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Will Require Certain Employers To Implement Electronic Monitoring Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Manitoba’s Accessible Employment Standard And Accessibility Fund By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 We’re Opening Up, What Does That Mean For Employers? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reminder To Federal Employers: Deadline For Annual Workplace Harassment And Violence Occurrence Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Injury And Teleworking: Can A Fall Outside The Home Be Considered A Workplace Accident? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Far Must You Go to Accommodate an Employee’s Drug Addiction? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Prior Year Bonus Payments Affect EI Benefits of Employees on Maternity Leave? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is an Employee’s Failure to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Grounds for Termination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Accessibility Standard For Employment – Compliance Deadline For All Employers: May 1, 2022 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Asking an Older Employee About Retirement Discrimination? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When Is Age Discrimination Allowed – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Corporate Immigration – Regulatory Requirements in a New World By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Update on Vaccination Requirement for Health Professionals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Who Owns What? Employer and Employee Ownership of Intellectual Property in Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Social Media Privacy and Discipline: Workplace Challenges By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Where are we now? Canadian Business Immigration and COVID-19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Vaccine Mandates Being Upheld as Challenges Largely Tossed Out By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
An Apology Goes a Long Way: Court of Appeal Upholds Termination for Sexual Harassment and Refusal to Apologize to Complainant By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
It’s Time to Re-Activate Your COVID-19 Exposure Prevention Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Gig Economy In Canada: Emerging Issues And The Future Of Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Labour Unions: Recalled Mine Workers Entitled to Termination Notice Upon Permanent Layoff By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination: Single Episode of Physical Abuse against Mental Patient Justifies Firing of Nurse By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Nepotism: Firefighter Shouldn’t Lose His Job Because His Dad Is a Department Officer By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination: OK to Terminate Hospital Worker for Concealing His COVID-19 Symptoms By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19: Food Plant’s Mandatory Vaccine Policy Doesn’t Violate Workers’ Privacy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Constructive Dismissal: Employee Took Too Long to File Harassment Constructive Dismissal Case By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Labour Unions: Union Can’t Broaden Certification Application to Make It Province-Wide By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Labour Unions: Court Rejects Union’s Request for Temporary Freeze on Reclassification By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination: Employee Fired for COVID-19 Insubordination Gets His Job Back By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Privacy: Employer Doesn’t Have to Stop Using Allegedly Privacy-Invasive GPS App By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Harassment: Union Can’t Blame Harassing Behaviour on Employee’s Mental Disability By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Work Refusals: Fired Manager Gets Greenlight to Sue for OHS Discriminatory Action By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Discrimination: Appeals Court Pulls the Plug on $33,000 Pregnancy Discrimination Ruling By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Work Refusals: Prison Guards’ Powerful Rifles Justify Work Refusal of Nearby Worker By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Drugs & Alcohol: Being Impaired at Work Is Just Cause to Fire Safety-Sensitive Railway Worker By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Raising Health And Safety Concern Real Motivation For Terminating Worker For “Poor Fit” During Probationary Period By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
2022 Ergonomics Planning: Top 5 Factors That Will Impact Injury Prevention By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Legitimately Disciplining Employees Without Committing Reprisals – Game Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Disobeying a Direct Order Isn’t Necessarily Insubordination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Can Cineplex and Other COVID-Affected Companies Afford Mass Layoffs? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Critical Worker Exemption In Alberta Allows Workers With COVID-19 To Attend Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pandemic Heightens Challenge Of Accommodating Employees With Mental Health Issues By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is “Personal Freedom” Grounds for Not Complying with a Mandatory Vaccination Policy? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum in U.S. By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Mental Illness Excuse Theft and Other Serious Employee Violations? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is There a Legal Duty to Protect Employees’ Mental Health? – Ask the Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Create a Mental Disability Accommodations Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Constitutes a “Disability” – Know the Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoid Payment Errors When Adjusting to Minimum Wage Hikes – Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Off Duty Sex Harassment Just Cause to Terminate? – Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Bill C-3 Gives Employees 10 Days’ Paid Sick Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employees in COVID-19 Isolation Get Sick Pay Even Though They Weren’t Sick By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers Comp Covers Injury Telecommuter Suffers at Home By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Unreasonable Not to Let Employee Exposed to COVID-19 Work from Home By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers Comp Bars Assault-Based Constructive Dismissal Lawsuit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Company, Corporate Director Fined $100,000 for Disobeying Wage Order By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Harassment Constructive Dismissal Occurs on Last Work Day, Not Resignation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wrongfully Dismissed Employees Can’t Sue for Unjust Enrichment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Harassed Worker Gets Workers Comp for Major Depressive Disorder, not PTSD By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Librarian for Loaning Sexually Explicit Novels to High School Students By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hotel Employees Laid Off Due to COVID-19 File Class Action Lawsuit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Union Employee Fired for Distracted Driving Can’t Sue for Money Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Asking Senior Employee about His Retirement Plans Isn’t Age Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Apply Zero-Tolerance Policy to Legal Use of Medical Marijuana By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
NEW Court Says It Has No Authority to Block RCMP Mandatory Vaccination Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Claim Early Edge in Litigation Battle Over Mandatory Vaccination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Minimum Vacation Entitlements – Know The Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 11 Biggest HR Compliance Cases of 2021 & Their Impact on You By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Are Winning the Early Litigation Battle Over Mandatory Vaccination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Questions and Answers About Mandatory Paid Sick Leave in B.C By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Unintended Consequences of Working From Home Will Be Multifold and Worrisome for Canadians By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Digital Nomads & The Dangers Of Letting Employees Telecommute From Abroad By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Alert: Ontario Gives Employees the ‘Right to Disconnect’ By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Should You Do If Employees Exhibit Symptoms of COVID-19? – Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Should You Do When Employees Exhibit COVID Symptoms? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Vaccinate or Test COVID-19 Policy: Arbitrator Hints Termination For Cause Could Be Upheld By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Telecommuters Have the Right to Work from Outside Canada? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Case Draws New Line on Power of Arbitrator to Review Drug Testing Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Far Must Employers Go to Accommodate the Scheduling Needs of Working Parents? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoid Payment Errors When Adjusting to Minimum Wage Hikes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Bill 27 Would Give Employees the Right to “Disconnect” By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Board Draws New Line On Arbitrator Review Of Drug Testing Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Status Update: Workplace Precautions, Vaccinations, and Where We Go From Here By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Require Medical Exam of Marijuana User’s Fitness for Safety-Sensitive Job By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Strong OHS Program Not Enough to Prove Due Diligence for Foreseeable Risk By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Won’t Order Province to Lift COVID-19 Emergency Measures By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Company Had the Right Safety Policy but Didn’t Make Workers Aware of It By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Texting at Service Stop Is Just Cause to Fire Driver with Disciplinary History By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Drivers Can Bring Breach of Contract Class Action Lawsuit against Uber By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Fall at Home Is Work-Related When It Aggravates Previous Work Injuries By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Failure of Return-to-Work Process Is Not Failure to Accommodate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Potential Suicide Risks Grounds for Workers Comp Not to Pay for Medical Pot By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Discipline School Custodian for Bullying His Supervisors By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wrongfully Terminated Employee Wins $100,000 in Lost Opportunity Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Reinstates Worker Fired for Fighting with Co-Worker By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Probationary Teacher Wasn’t Fired for Reporting Classroom Violence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-Strapped Airline Can Cut Inactive Employees’ Benefits to Stay in Business By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Refuses to Pull Plug on RCMP Employees’ $1.1 Billion Harassment Lawsuit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Tips for Promoting Employee Well-Being & Mental Health in the Workplace Infographic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Employer Pre-Test to Screen Union Employee Qualifications for Open Jobs? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Creating New IT Position Outside Bargaining Unit Not an Unfair Labour Practice By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Was Terminating Employee After 36 Months of Disability Leave Discrimination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Nurses’ Union Loses Bid to Widen COVID-19 N95 Respirator Directive By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Upholds Firing Staffer for Unauthorized Access of Patient Records By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Must Prove It Had Just Cause to Fire Employee for Medical Absence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Town Employee Can Sue Both the Town and GN for Sexual Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Safety-Sensitive Worker for Not Being Fit for Duty By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Forklift Operator Gets His Suspended Driver’s Licence Restored By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top Court Upholds Constitutionality of Manitoba Public Employee Wage Cap Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Fired Quebecer Can Sue for National Origin Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Use of He/She Pronouns with Transgender Co-Worker Costs Employer $30K By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Not Discrimination to Make Worker Shave His Beard before Using Respirator By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers Comp Doesn’t Bar Harassment-Based Constructive Dismissal Claim By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Firing Union Nurse for Alcohol Addiction Is a Labour, Not a Human Rights Case By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ergonomics Solutions to the Potential Pitfalls of Hybrid Offices By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Complete the ROE for COVID-19-Earnings Interruptions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Falsifying an Expense Report Just Cause for Termination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What to Do When an Employee Defies Your Mandatory Vaccination Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do OHS Laws Protect Workers Who Work from Home? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
To What Extent are Employees Barred From Pursuing Stress Claims in Court? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Corporate Immigration: Understanding and Navigating the System By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ergo Solutions to the Potential Pitfalls of Hybrid Offices By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Manage the Legal Risks of Global Telecommuting Arrangements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mandatory Covid-19 Testing Is Less Intrusive Than Mandatory Vaccination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Jury Duty Leave Rights – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19: Updates on Work Agreements, Safety & Constructive Dismissal Claims By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Case Opens Door For Harassment Victims To Sue Employers For Money Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mitigating Damages—How Far Must A Wrongfully Fired Employee Go To Find A New Job? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Failing to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Doesn’t Cost Employee His Job By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker’s Deliberate Refusal to Wash Hands Is Worthy of a 4-Month Suspension By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Ordered to Stop Video Surveillance of Union Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Must Pay $150K for Supervisor’s Attempt to Falsify Injury Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Failure to Cooperate Dooms Employee’s Face Mask Work Refusal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Face Mask Refuser Loses Her Disability Discrimination Lawsuit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers Comp Doesn’t Bar Harassed Employee’s Constructive Dismissal Lawsuit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker’s Mental Stress Caused by Employment Decisions, Not Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Nixes Appeal of Academic Advisor’s Sex Orientation Discrimination Claim By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Construction Worker Has Valid Claim for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Seniority Determines Which Foreman Employer Must Lay Off By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Single Harassment Incident May Justify Termination If It’s a Sexual Assault By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Positive Urine and Negative Oral Swab Test Don’t Prove Marijuana Impairment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Accommodation Doesn’t Mean Letting Employee Pick His Own Job By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Legal Drug Disclosure Policy Is Enforceable for Safety-Sensitive Workers Only By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Acknowledgement of Employer Right to End Telecommute Arrangement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ending Telecommute Arrangements Without Committing Constructive Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Takes Effect September 30: Compliance Alert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Vaccinations: Passports, Misinformation, Misunderstandings & How to be Compliant By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Managing The Great Resignation: Tips For Employers Reopening Workplaces By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Creating Effective Employment Contracts that Protect your Company’s Resources and Future Business Prospects By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Opportunity Knocks: Court Awards Damages for Loss of Opportunity in Wrongful Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Oct 6 – When Equality Doesn’t Cut It: How to Bring an Equity Lens to Workplace Violence Prevention PART 1 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Oct 13 – When Equality Doesn’t Cut It: How to Bring an Equity Lens to Workplace Violence Prevention PART 2 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Court Shocker Opens Door to Harassment-Based Constructive Dismissal Claims By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Bereavement Leave Rights – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Your Right to Immediately Remove Workers Impaired by Drugs or Alcohol By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Enforcing Mandatory Vaccination Employment Discrimination? – Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
7 Things Wrongfully Dismissed Employees Must Do to “Mitigate” Their Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Quashes WSIAT Stress Decision and Allows Constructive Dismissal Case to Proceed By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
We Know The Pandemic Has Made Every Day Feel Like A Year, But Come On! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Temporary Layoffs Due To COVID-19 Be Considered Constructive Dismissal? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are CERB Payments Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages? Maybe. By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sick Leave Abuse: Unacceptable Even When Working From Home By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Has Your Workplace Transitioned Its COVID-19 Safety Plan To A Communicable Disease Prevention Plan? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does A COVID Leave Trigger Constructive Dismissal? Third Case Further Muddies The Waters By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What’s An Employer To Do When Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Ends? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Should Businesses Do About The Recommendation To Wear Masks In Indoor Public Spaces Until Fully Vaccinated? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Don’t Spend Your Vacation In A Courtroom: Potential Vacation Time And Vacation Pay Issues That Every Employer Should Know About By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Is Introducing A Federal Minimum Wage: What Employers Need To Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Applying Game Theory Principles in the Management of Employee Absences By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 8 Things You Must Know to Comply with the New Federal Pay Equity Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Emergency Evacuation of the Disabled – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Special Needs Emergency Evaluation Assessment Form By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ensure Emergency Response Plan Accommodates the Special Needs of the Disabled By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Prevention – The New Frontier of Workforce Mental Health By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
British Columbia Office Of The Human Rights Commissioner Provides Guidance To Employers On Vaccination Status Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Implement a Workplace Vaccination Passport Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Scorecard, 2020 to 2021 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Requiring Employees To Get Vaccinated Discrimination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Contract Pitfalls Undermine Enforceability of Employment Concessions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Covid-19 Fears Justify Employee Refusals To Return To Work? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Failure to Communicate During COVID Leave Is a Resignation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Paying Students Less than Other Employees Is Social Status Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Need Not Go Beyond COVID Health Orders to Protect Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Limits Employee Right to Sue Related Corporation as “Common Employer” By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID Temporary Layoff Is Constructive Dismissal Worthy of Punitive Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Nuclear Plants Can’t Do Random Drug Testing Until Privacy Issues Are Resolved By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Layoff Is Due to Employee’s Performance, Not His Disability By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Business Owner Hurt by COVID Travel Ban Can’t Sue Province for Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Fired for Taking Medical Leave Wins Over $25,000 in Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Upholds Firing of Union Rep for Safety and Harassment Violations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supervisor Must Pay Discrimination Damages for Sexual Assault of Worker By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Senior Engineer with Kiln Experience Is Qualified for Kiln Position By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Claims Co-Workers’ NFL Fantasy Draft Snub Is Bullying By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Casino Gets Greenlight for Lockout Even Though It’s Already Closed Down By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Negative Tweets about Boss Are Grounds for Discipline, but Not Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
CSJ Didn’t Give Employer Chance to Answer Lack of Harassment Policy Exclusion By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are Your Workplace Drug Testing Policies Legally Sound? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 4 Things Employers Must Know About Vaccine Passports By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Recalls Bring Risk of Constructive Dismissal into Play By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
You Can’t Find Digital Workplace Harassment With An Analog Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Upholds ESA Director’s Rejection of Averaging Agreement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Sends Customer to Jail for Violent Face Mask Protest By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Contract Limit on Without Cause Termination Notice Is Enforceable By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Poorly Performing Employee Before Probationary Period Ends By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Traffic Accident Is Work Related Even If Worker Isn’t Doing Ordinary Job Duties By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Fatal Accident Costs Bus Driver His Driving Position but Not His Employment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Permanent Residency Not a Direct Grounds for Employment Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Must Count Non-Canadian Employees for ESA Payroll Severance By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Courts Split on Constructive Dismissal Rights of Employees on IDEL By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court More than Doubles OHS Fine against Garage Owner for Explosion Death By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Refuses to Subtract CERB from Wrongful Dismissal Damage Award By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OHS Forklift Rules Don’t Ban Selecting the Untrained and Training Them Later By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID Restrictions on Religious Gatherings Don’t Violate Charter Rights By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Duty to Self-Accommodate for Employer Childcare Accommodations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Needn’t Use Up Contract Personal Days to Take Paid CLC Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Legalized Marijuana Provide More Leeway for Random Drug Testing? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Genuine Remorse Can Save, But Fake Remorse Can Cost Employees A Job By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can The Loss Of A Work Permit Lead To Frustration Of Contract? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Your Workplace Harassment Policy Need a Digital Makeover? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
PPE vs. Religion: When Safety & Personal Freedom Collide By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Wrongfully Dismissed Employees Get Less Damages because They Got CERB Benefits? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compassionate Care Leave – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Employees Who Wear Religious Headwear Have to Use Hardhats? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Phase 3: Has Your Workplace Transitioned Its COVID-19 Safety Plan To A Communicable Disease Prevention Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Substituting a General Holiday for Another Day – Ask the Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 10 Biggest Hr Compliance Cases Of The Year (So Far) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Step 3 Of BC’s Restart Plan: Employers Advised To Shift From COVID-19 Safety Plans To Communicable Disease Plans By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 10 Most Important HR Compliance Cases of 2021 (So Far) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Keeping Face Masks Mandatory After COVID-19 Health Order Expires – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Driver Keeps His Job Even Though His “Slackness” Caused Costly Incident By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Must Employers Pay for Training Time of People Before They Start the Job? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Speeding Past Stopped School Bus Is Just Cause to Terminate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Criminal Weapons Possession Charges Doesn’t Justify Worker’s Suspension By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mandatory Use of Time Tracking App Violates Employees’ Privacy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Union Shop Steward’s Confrontational Protest of COVID Rules Is Insubordination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Gets 10-Day Suspension for Ill-Advised COVID Prank By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dental Assistant Fired for Unlicensed Practice, Not as Retaliation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Union Loses Termination Case because It Took Too Long to Name Arbitrator By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Making Veteran Teacher’s Employment Probationary Is Constructive Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Twenty Percent Compensation Cut Is Constructive Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Air Canada Ban on Cabin Personnel Tattoos and Piercings Goes Too Far By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Get the Greenlight for Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Testing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
National Day For Truth And Reconciliation: A New Holiday For Federally Legislated Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How SkillTech is Revitalizing Frontline Employee Mental Health By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
July 28: Using Mediation for Conflict Resolution in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Smoke Out Employees Who Disappear While on Medical Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Employers Should Know About BC’s New Accessibility Legislation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 8 Things to Include in Your COVID-19 Unpaid Leave Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Unpaid Leave Policy (All jurisdictions except Ontario) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Employees Have to Disclose Their Youth Criminal Background Records? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Create a Legally Sound, Effective Telecommuting Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Alert: Can Employees You Put on Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Sue for Constructive Dismissal? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Companies Investing more into Employee Benefits for Mental Health in 2021 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reimagining Occupational Health & Safety in Quebec – AVETTA white paper By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Returning Employees To Work During COVID-19 – Best Practices For Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Accessibility And The Upcoming AODA Compliance Deadlines By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Do’s & Don’ts When Holding Termination Meetings By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada’s Racism Problem Exists but Lurks below the Surface By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avetta presents: Opioids/Cannabis Workplace Drug Testing – What Should Employers Know? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avetta presents: Elements of a Workplace Violence Safety Program- Do’s and Don’ts By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Practical Guidance in the Wake of a Catastrophe: What to Do if a Tragic Accident Occurs at your Workplace – Sponsored by Avetta By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Decision: Important Reminder to Review and Update Termination Provisions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Employees Miss Work to Care for Well Kids Stuck at Home Due to COVID? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Procedural Slip-Up Ruins Otherwise Richly Deserved Termination Action By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Installing Camera in Truck to Analyze Accident Causes Is Valid Safety Measure By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Employer Have to Let Employee Telework from Hawaii? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
PEI Court Faces Novel Question of Sentencing for Deliberate COVID-19 Violation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Treat Union’s Failure to Object as Approval of Disciplinary Action Extension By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Is Too Harsh a Penalty for Off-Duty Violence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Did Commit Sexual Harassment but Didn’t Deserve to Get Fired By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Transfer from Vancouver to Burnaby Is Not Constructive Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Quit but Still Gets Notice Because Employer Didn’t Accept Resignation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Missed Filing Deadline Is the Death Knell for Employee’s Retaliation Case By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Declines to Rule on Long-Ago Work Refusal Because the Point Is Moot By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Positive Marijuana Test Doesn’t Prove Worker Was Impaired at Time of Accident By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19: Cross-Canada Support Programs for Employers and Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers’ Duty to Re-Employ Injured Workers – Know The Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Remote Monitoring of Employee Attendance Violate Privacy? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does COVID-19 Ban Commuting to Work from Outside the Province? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do you actually own the IP generated by your Canadian employees? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Private Pain and Public Risk: Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Key Considerations In Responding To Employee Requests To Work From Home By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoid Liability for Terminating Employees Who Disappear While on Medical Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Only Good News Here Is For Lawyers – COVID Leave Triggers Constructive Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Beware of Legal Traps When Asking Employees to Take a Pay Cut By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Paid COVID-19 Leave Is Spreading Like Wildfire: Compliance Alert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Rights to Paid COVID-19 Leave – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoid Privacy Pitfalls When Remotely Monitoring Telecommuter Productivity By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Employees on Temporary Layoff Sue for Constructive Dismissal? – Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Don’t Let Age-ist Stereotypes Taint Cost-Cutting & Reorganization Layoffs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Employees Get Time-and-a-Half for Overtime Worked Without Permission? – Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Notice Amounts & Exceptions – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Government Mandates Employer-Paid COVID-19 Leave, With More Paid Leave To Come By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker’s Refusal To Wear A Mask On The Basis Of Religious Belief Rejected By British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers Compensation Claims for Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccine Possible By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
SAFEOPEDIA Presents: SAFETY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM – A Three Part Workshop Series By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Make Employees Prove They Got the COVID-19 Vaccine? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Infectious Disease Emergency Leave And Wrongful Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top Court Imposes New Limits on Union’s Right to Picket By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Inconsistency Dooms Case to Terminate Employee for Time Theft By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is 3-Day Suspension Too Harsh for Deliberately Disabling Machine Safety Device? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Who Didn’t Provide Safety Gear Can’t Blame Worker for Violation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Lifting Weights at Gym While Injured Last Straw for Troublesome Worker By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
High Court Opens Door to Corporate Wrongful Dismissal Liability By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
GN Must Stand Trial for Not Stopping Local Government’s Sexual Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Complaining of Harassment Got a Fair Investigation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Government Socked with Record-High Injury to Dignity Damage Award By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Got Fired After, Not Because She Complained of Safety By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Must Try to Accommodate Safety-Sensitive Worker’s Alcoholism By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Upholds Air Canada’s Mandatory Retirement for Pilots Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
SAFEOPEDIA Presents: Safety Metrics to Take Your Organization Beyond Zero By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
10 Changes in 2021 Federal Budget that Immediately Affect HR By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
One Good Thing for Safety Training to Come Out of the Pandemic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment Law Fundamentals: Hiring & Employment Contracts By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Rise Above It: Practical Ways to Handle Hard Times, Setbacks, and Tragedies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Poised to Join Saskatchewan and Alberta in Giving Employees Paid COVID-19 Vaccination Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Watch Your (Employment Contract) Language—“In Consideration of Employment” By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Crossing the Rubicon: When is Bad Behaviour a Disability? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Requiring Employees to Provide Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Employees Be Liable to Employers for Wrongful Resignation: Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Duty to Provide Termination Notice Covers Employees, Too By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Notice Duties of Employees – Know the Laws of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Job Opportunities in Canada for 2020-2021: Don’t Get Discouraged! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ergonomics of Working from Home – 1 Year Later – Lessons Learned By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Paid COVID-19 Vaccination During Work Hours Leave Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is a First Distracted Driving Offence Just Cause to Terminate? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Employers Have to Re-Employ Injured Workers? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dear Boss: Can I Work Remotely From Hawaii? Labour, Employment & Human Rights Bulletin By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Refusal To Wear A Mask The Basis For A Human Rights Complaint? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Vaccinations And Infectious Disease Emergency Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Creates Vaccination Leave And Expands COVID-19 Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Finds Paid Sick Leave Not Required In Some COVID-19 Situations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Online Harms: Federal Government Announces New Rules And Regulator By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
6 Organizational Transformation Strategies for Mid-Market HR and L&D By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
I’m Not Wearing Pants Today! Working-From-Home Activity Book By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Drives Your Employee’s Career Decisions the Most? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Workers Granted Job-Protected Leave To Get COVID-19 Vaccine By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ensuring Workers’ Psychological Safety Is the Key to Preventing Workplace Violence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Unsupported Suspicions Not Enough to Require Post-Incident Drug Testing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Personal Internet Use During Work Is Time Theft and Just Cause to Terminate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Falling Asleep on Job Is Grounds for Discipline but Not Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Waited Too Long to Sue for Constructive Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sincere but Unreasonable Fears Not Grounds for Mental Stress Benefits By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Was Employee’s Disrespectful and Harassing Email Just Cause to Terminate? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
BC Court Nixes Sex Harassment Class Action by WestJet Flight Attendants By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Who Signed Severance Release Can’t Bring OHS Reprisal Claim By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Truck Driver Fired for Not Disclosing Medical Marijuana Use By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Electrical Worker for Falsifying Safety Inspection Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Off-Duty Assault of Co-Worker Is Just Cause to Terminate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Pressured into Taking Severance Package Can’t Change His Mind Later By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When Are Employees Justified in Refusing to Wear Masks? – Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The CRA Has Simplified The Process For Employees To Claim A Tax Deduction For Working From Home Due To COVID-19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Employees Who Receive CERB Get Less Termination Notice? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are Employees Taking the COVID-19 Vaccination During Work Hours Entitled to Pay? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Lack of Paid Sick Leave Creates Workplace Health Challenges During and After the Pandemic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Leading With Your Jab – Vaccine Distribution And Public Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can We Make Employees Speak Only English at Work? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Employees on Infectious Disease Leave Accrue Vacation Pay? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Wrongfully Dismissed Employees Get More Termination Notice When the Economy Is Bad? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Personal Liability of Corporate Directors for Unpaid Wages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Corporate Director Liability for Unpaid Wages – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Protect Against Liability Under New Online Harassment Tort By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Does Pandemic Fatigue Give Rise To A Duty To Accommodate? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Remote Work From Other Jurisdictions: What Employers Need To Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment Law Fundamentals: Employment Terminations in a Non-Union Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canadian Corporate Immigration: Beyond the Work Permit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory COVID-19 Testing of Retirement Home Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Terminating “Just Cuz” Or For Just Cause? Recent Decisions Maintain A High Threshold For Just Cause Terminations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why Your Website Needs A Privacy Policy And Terms Of Use By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Digital Accessibility Webinar: Demystifying WCAG 2.0 and Other Best Practices By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Your Guide For Adjusting to DST & March Break Safety Tips By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Daylight Saving: Suggestions to Help Workers Adapt to the Time Change By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Harassment Class Action Dismissed By BC Supreme Court By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are There Limits To A Professional’s Freedom Of Expression In His Or Her Personal Life? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OHS Workplace Posting Requirements Across Canada – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The ROE is a Crucial Payroll Document That Can be Confusing to Complete By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Virtual Office Requirements & Tips For an Ergonomic Workspace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Federal Workplace Harassment And Violence Prevention Regulations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Harasser with History of Abusing Co-Workers Doesn’t Get His Job Back By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Laid Off Seasonal Employees Don’t Get Collective, but Do Get Individual Notice By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker’s Destruction of Concrete Wall Was Deliberate, Not Accidental By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arbitrator Grudgingly Reinstates Worker Fired for Violating COVID Protocols By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Making Drivers Wear Badge Displaying ID Number Isn’t a Privacy Violation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court Nixes Review of Controversial Termination Notice Ruling By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Agreeing on Severance Amount Isn’t Enough to Form Binding Contract By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Repeated Distracted Driving Offences Is Just Cause to Terminate Trucker By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Not Enough Evidence to Fire Worker for Sexual Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Drivers Can’t Bring Class Action Against Uber for Hacking Attack By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Terminated Driver an Employee or Independent Contractor? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Source Deductions Allowed – Know The Law Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reopening Your Business In A Pandemic: Privacy Concerns Related To Precautions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Ban Employee Travel During COVID-19? – Ask the Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Create a Legally Sound Employee Lateness and Punctuality Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Advancing Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Initiatives Through Employee Surveys By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Which Employment Laws Apply when Provincially Regulated Employees Work on Federally Regulated Sites? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Watch Your (Employment Contract) Language—Employment “At Will” By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
5 Ways to Get Socked with Wallace Damages for Bad Faith Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers: The Time To Revisit Your Employment Contracts Is Now! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hiding Behind A Screen: Ontario Recognizes A New Cause Of Action For Internet Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Home Office Deduction – When Is A Meeting Not A Meeting? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Impact of the Pandemic on Notice Periods for Terminated Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA): Increasing Accountability And Transparency By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mandatory Vaccinations For Employees: What Are The Issues? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Vaccinations: Moving The Needle On Return To Work Planning By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Testing Requirement For Land Entries To Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Appropriate For Employee Who Ignored Self-Isolation Rule By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Update: Ontario Announces Extension Of Stay-at-Home Order And Framework For Transitioning Out Of Shutdown By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Tort Of Internet Harassment: A New Tort With An Extraordinary Remedy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Vaccination Requirements And The Canadian Workplace: Anticipating The Next Big Question Of The Pandemic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Impact Of COVID-19 On The Duty To Mitigate: Early Indications In BC Supreme Court Decision By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Navigating The New Home Office Expense Deductions Announced By CRA By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19: What Could The Taylor Decision Mean For Interprovincial Travel? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Introduces Stricter Restrictions On International Travel By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Mandatory COVID-19 Testing For Employees Reasonable? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Canadian Employers Require Employees To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Discipline Employees for Not Following COVID Rules When They’re Off-Duty? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Trashing Supervisor on Facebook Is Just Cause to Terminate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Teacher Disciplined for Leaving Work to Participate in Protest Without Permission By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Fined $75,000 for Death of Worker Killed on First Day of the Job By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Court Refuses to Give Employer Blank Cheque to Discipline for OHS Infractions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Near Miss Is Justification for Post-Incident Drug Testing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Manager Used Safety Incident as Excuse to Get Rid of Supervisor By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Firing Alcoholic Employee for Coming to Work Is Disability Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Must Appoint Outsider to Investigate Worker’s Harassment Complaint By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Privacy In 2021: Developments You Should Watch Out For By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is This Non-Compete Clause Enforceable – You Make the Call By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why Non-Solicitation Clauses Work Better than Non-Competes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Regulate Employee Social Networking Activity – Both On-and Off-Duty By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mandatory Vaccination Policies: Enforceable or a Shot in the Dark? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Return to the Workplace – A Toolkit for Heading Back to Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Administrative Monetary Penalties for ESA Violations – Know The Law Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Federal AMPs for Wage and Other Labour Standards Violations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Give Supervisors a Copy of an Employee’s Contract? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do OHS “Working Alone” Protections Cover Telecommuters? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 UPDATE – Businesses Permitted To Stay Open And Sector Specific Restrictions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Declares Emergency And Issues Stay-at-Home Order: What Are The Implications For Employers? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Face Possible Expansion Of The Duty Of Honesty And Good Faith By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mandatory Vaccination Policies For Employees – Enforceable Or A Shot In The Dark? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Vaccinate Or Terminate – US Mandatory Vaccination As Workplace Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers’ First Glance At Vaccinations – Mandatory In The Workplace Or Not? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Vaccines – An Employer Primer Labour, Employment & Human Rights Bulletin By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can A Québec Employer Force Employees To Get The Future COVID-19 Vaccination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Negative COVID-19 Test Required For International Travel To Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What to Do While Awaiting a Worker’s COVID-Test Results – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
CRA Simplifies Home Office Deduction Rules in Response to the Pandemic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Perform Pre-Entry COVID-19 Health Check Verification By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Pre-Entry Daily Health Check Confirmation Form By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Four Key Considerations When Drafting An Investigation Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Impact Of COVID-19 On The Employer’s Obligations Regarding Occupational Health And Safety By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Long And Winding Road Managing Emerging Employment And OHS Issues In The COVID Transition By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A letter from our CEO: How to Prepare Your Business Going into 2021 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Canada Extends Coronavirus International Travel Restrictions Into 2021 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
6 Best Practices for Employer Response to Workplace COVID-19 Cases By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Downsizing and the Liability Risks of Laying Off Employees on Medical and Disability Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Make Sure Your 2020 T4 Slips Comply with CRA’s New Reporting Rules By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Pushes Back AODA Compliance Reporting Deadline to June 30, 2021 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Ontario AODA Website Accessibility Rules Take Effect January 1, 2021 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Don’t Forget to Include Vaping in Your Workplace Smoking Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is It Discrimination to Make Injured Worker Undergo Additional Medical Assessment? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court Awards Wrongfully Fired Employee Post-Termination Bonus By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Introduces COVID-19 Liability Protection For Workers And Businesses By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Guide To Deducting Home Office Expenses As An Employee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Safety First! New Canadian Cloud Security Guidance Is Issued By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Make Terminated Employees Use Vacation During the Notice Period? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is COVID Justification for Employees to Stay Home and Care for Their Kids? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Comply with New Workplace Harassment and Violence Investigation and Resolution Rules By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Harassment and Violence Policy (Federal Bill C-65 Version) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ask The Expert: When Employees Travel Without Company Approval By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ask The Expert: Can You Make Workers Go Home If They Have Flu Symptoms? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is a Positive Drug Test Grounds to Discipline Safety-Sensitive Employees? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Create Exposure Control Plan to Avoid COVID-19 Crackdown By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Create a Workplace Cleaning and Disinfection Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 And Recalling Employees Back To Work From A Temporary Layoff By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recent Ontario Employment-related Decisions Heavily Favour Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Return To Work: Managing Employee Reluctance And Refusals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario’s Additional Restrictions In Anticipation Of Second Wave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Building an Effective Ergonomics Program in a Covid Climate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Scorecard of the Key Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Decided Since Marijuana Legalization By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Create a Legally Enforceable Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
9 Things to Include in Your Children in the Workplace Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
C-65 Workplace Violence & Harassment Compliance Checklist By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Violence & Harassment Hazard Assessment Form By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Disciplining Employees for Safety Violations in the COVID-19 Era By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Persuade Employees to Get a Flu Shot by Debunking Common Myths By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Federal Government Draws a New Line on Unpaid Internships By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Minimum Vacation Pay Entitlements – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can HVAC Systems Help Prevent Transmission of COVID-19? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Comprehensive Guide to Strategies and Benefits of Building a Diverse Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19, Return to Work & the Risks of Disability Discrimination Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 11 Things You Need to Know If You Require Employees to Be Tested for COVID-19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why You Should Not Factor Genetic Information into Your Hiring & Employment Decisions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sweeping, Pro-Employer Labour Law Changes Take Effect This Fall in Alberta By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Require an Employee Exhibiting COVID-19 Symptoms to Self-Isolate for 14-days? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Persuade Your CEO that Workplace Stress Hurts the Bottom Line By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
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Can You Fire an Employee Who Can’t Return to Canada Due to Travel Restrictions? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Returning to Work after Covid-19 – Ergonomics Considerations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top 5 Stories in HR Compliance that Almost Nobody Is Paying Attention To By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Government Announces Details of Alberta Recovery Plan and Overhaul of Employment and Labour Legislation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Group Termination Requirements Across Canada – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
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Unpaid Illness & Family Care Leave Rights Across Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Accommodating Medical Marijuana In The Workplace: An Appeal Court Speaks Out Labour, Employment and Human Rights Bulletin By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill 195: Ontario Ends Declared Emergency, Continues Some Emergency Orders By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 10 Things You Must Do to Protect Telecommuters’ Safety By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Letting People Know an Employee Has COVID-19 without Violating the Victim’s Privacy Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment Contracts: Ontario Case Casts Doubt on Enforceability of Termination Notice Limits By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Compliance Alert: Sweeping, Pro-Employer ESC Changes Take Effect November 1, 2020 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is a Use-It-or-Lose-It Vacation Policy Enforceable? – Ask The Expert By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employees are Unionized and Have a Collective Agreement Quiz By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Tables Legislation to Amend the Workers Compensation Act By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Certain employees are exempt from overtime and hours of work. Who are those employees? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Working to Equality: Practical Steps for Designing an Effective Anti-Discrimination Strategy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Managing Health, Safety and Information Security Cost Effectively In The New Normal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Making a Difference: The 10 Things Employers Can Do to Combat Racism By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Audit: Are Your Employment Practices Perpetuating Racial Discrimination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Debunking 7 Common Myths About Racism & Racial Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Circumstantial Evidence Enough to Prove Racial Discrimination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hiring & Recruiting: The Liability Risks of Evaluating Job Candidates’ “Fit” with Your Organization By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Checklist: The 33 Things to Include in Your Racial Anti-Discrimination & Harassment Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Use of Organizational “Fit” as a Criterion for Recruitment & Hiring Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Temporary Layoffs and Constructive Dismissal Liability Risks By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Can an Employer do if Their Employee is Not Complying With Their COVID-19 Work Safety Protocols? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
FAQs: COVID And Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) In Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
All Or Nothing: Void Just-Cause Termination Provision Invalidates Entire Termination Clause By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Alert: Ontario Arbitrator Nixes Paid Sick Leave for Precautionary COVID-19 Self-Isolation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
13 Things You Need to Know about the Newly Revised Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Alert: Federal Government Makes 3 Changes to CEWS By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Alert: Lack of Reliable Drug Test Not Enough to Prove Accommodation of Safety-Sensitive Medical Marijuana User By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Make Employees Who Had COVID-19 Test Negative to Return to Work? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Briefing: Temporary Layoffs & Constructive Dismissal Liability Risks By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ask The Expert: Can We Discipline Employees for Refusing to Wear a Face Mask? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Alert: Ontario Eliminates Time Cap, Constructive Dismissal Liability for COVID-19 Temporary Layoffs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Cheat Sheet: How to Create a Pandemic Business Travel Safety Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Planning Ahead in a COVID-19 World: Short and Long Term Considerations for Returning to an Office Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Temporary Foreign Workers Can Enter Canada Amidst COVID-19 Travel Restrictions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
“Are You Okay?” Addressing Employee Mental Health During Challenging Times By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Temporary Changes To Alberta Employment Standards Legislation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New COVID-19 Changes To The Alberta Employment Standards Code By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Insights Under Canada Express Entry Immigration Programs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Eight Things To Know About Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19: Navigating the Federal Assistance for Employers & Employee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19: Consolidated Briefing Of Federal And Provincial Measures By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Relief: Does Your Firm Qualify for CEWS Wage Payments? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
B.C. Employers May be Exempt From Providing Termination Notice Due to COVID-19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Layoff & Restructuring: How to Comply with Group Termination Requirements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Re-Opening: The 11 Things to Include in Your Social Distancing Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
May Employees Refuse to Return to the Post-COVID-19 Workplace? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
PPE: 10 FAQs on Workplace Use of Face Masks to Prevent COVID-19 Infection By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wage Subsidy Program to be Extended as Steep Job Losses Continue By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Social Distancing: Using Paper Logs to Perform Low-Tech Contact Tracing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 Re-Opening: How to Create an Exposure Control Plan By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Back to Work: The Future of the Workplace Post COVID-19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
4 Steps to Implementing a Safe Health Culture for Remote Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Return to Work from COVID-19 Shutdown: OHS Best Practices By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19: What Canadian HR Professionals Need to Guide You Through This Pandemic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities And Addictions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Posting Requirements Pay Equity Checklist – Quebec By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
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Workplace Posting Requirements Labour Relations Checklist PEI – Prince Edward Island By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
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Are You About To Dismiss An Employee? Here Is A Checklist To Review First By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Performance Improvement Intervention Checklist By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reasonable Cause Testing for Drugs and/or Alcohol Checklist By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Infographic: What’s the Test for Proving Family Status Discrimination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employment for Canadians with Disabilities Infographic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
LAWSCAPE: Are Employees Allowed to Smoke in a Company Vehicle? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
LAWSCAPE: Can a Workplace Have a Designated Smoking Room? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Skill Proficiency and Training Affect Your Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are you seeing more people working during their vacation? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employees Overboard: Why employees jump ship and how much it’s costing companies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
You Make the Call: Did the Employer Commit Pregnancy Discrimination? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers’ Compensation Handle Many Claims Of Which There Are Three Primary Ways Workers Get Injured. What Are They? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
There are Three Principal Ways to Avoid Age Discrimination in The Workplace. What Are They? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
There are Fundamental Steps to Prevent Workplace Violence. What are They? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 and Public Health Emergency Leave Rights Across Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Medical & Family Caregiving Leave Rights – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risks By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
11 FAQs About the Mental Health of Employees During a Pandemic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Guidelines for Drafting and Implementing a Workplace Violence Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How the Coronavirus Can Effect Your Business – Special Report By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding Pension Plan Innovation and Common Pension Misinterpretations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Terminations, Constructive Dismissal & Common HR Misconceptions in a Struggling Economy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Perform Compensation Benchmarking and Set Salary Ranges By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ultimate Buyer’s Guide to Integrated Talent Management By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
5 Reasons We Should Stop Giving Reviews And Start Managing People By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Avoid Costly Fines: Ten Compliance Mandates You Can’t Afford To Ignore By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Employers Need to Know About Electronic Cigarettes By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Performance Management Solutions for the Midmarket Organization: Why Bother? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Need for an Agile Approach to Human Capital Management By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Trifecta of Engagement: The Organization, the Manager, and the Employee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR and Dress Codes: An Interview with Attorney Cedric Lamarche By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR and Workplace Romance: An Interview with Attorney Cedric Lamarche By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Conduct Meaningful Employee Performance Reviews By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Automated Resume and Application Processing Calculator By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compensation Solutions for a Bad Economy: Create Flexible but Enduring Plans By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
An Option to Assist Employers Increase Employee Earnings While They are Temporarily Unemployed By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Staying Ahead of the Curve to Deliver Better Health Benefits for Less By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
You Make The Call: Is This a Valid COVID-19 Screening & Quarantine Measure? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 12 Things You Need to Know about the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Code of Conduct & Ethics: Infectious Disease Control Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ask the Expert: Do Work Refusals Have to Be in-Person? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 War Stories: Using SUB Benefits to Support Employees on Temporary Layoff By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workforce in Transition: Managing Mental Wellness of Your Remote Teams By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Retirement Savings Plan Administration During COVID-19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pandemic Pandemonium: The Workplace Challenges of COVID-19 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Using EI Work Sharing to Avoid Layoffs During COVID-19 & Other Business Downturns By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Winners & Losers: Can You Discipline Employees for Refusing to Get a Coronavirus Shot? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Briefing: The 5 Things HR Needs to Know about Coronavirus & Workers’ Compensation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Cheat Sheet: Maximum Work Hours & Minimum Rest Periods By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
COVID-19 And The Workplace – Your Legal Obligations As An Employer And Employee During A Pandemic By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Your Business Feeling the Effects of Coronavirus and Rail Blockades? There’s a Government Program For That By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employees’ Briefing: What You Need to Know about Coronavirus By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Briefing: The 4 Kinds of Coronavirus Control Measures Required by Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compliance Alert: The 12 Things HR Managers Need to Know about Coronavirus By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Far Must You Go to Accommodate Employees’ Child + Elder Care Needs? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Attendance Management and Terminations: Tips to Ease Your Stress By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Compliance Briefing: How to Tell the Difference Between a Proper & Improper Work Refusal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OHS Laws Banning Workers from Work Sites While Impaired – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Grounds for Refusing Dangerous Work – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Compliance Briefing: Key Trends in Employee Drug Testing Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
“Manager” Overtime Exemption Rules Across Canada – Know The Laws Of Your Province By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Laws: The 6 Biggest HR Compliance Challenges of 2020 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top Five Things to Consider When Dismissing an Employee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Performance and Cultural Alignment: Aligning Your Team to Make Your Business More Profitable and More Predictable By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination: Avoid 5 Pitfalls in Settlement & Release Agreements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Traps: Don’t Get Burned by the Wrong Release Agreement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination: 13 Do’s & Don’ts for Negotiating a Severance Release By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Trap to Avoid: Leniency Today May Bar Termination Tomorrow By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Complex Return to Work Cases: Accommodating Cognitive and Physical Impairments By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Age Discrimination: Mandatory Retirement Is Far from Dead By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top 3 Payroll Best Practices for Processing Stat Holiday Payments By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Conflicts Between Management and Employee Rights and Expression on Social Media By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The International Mobility Program: 10 Tips on How to Pass an Employer Compliance Inspection By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Drafting and Implementing Effective Drug and Alcohol Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Achieving Gender Pay Equity; Preparing for and Surviving a Pay Equity Audit By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Leadership Styles and Maximizing Leadership Effectiveness By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Biggest Stories In HR In 2017 And What To Expect In The Coming Year By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sexual Harassment in the #MeToo Era: Bringing your Workplace up to Speed By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Neuroscience of Conflict & How to Calm People Who Are “High” On Conflict By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Latest Developments in Canadian Corporate Immigration By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Status: Is Your Independent Contractor Truly Independent? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Latest and Greatest from the World of Employment and Labour Law: A Review of Key Recent Decisions and Must-Knows for HR Professionals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Premium Web Conference: Returning Employees After a Violent Incident By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Increasing Participation and Completion Rates of Online Training By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top Employment Cases and Legislative Changes of 2016: A Year-in-Review of Lessons for Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
From Words to Weapons – Taking Individual Threats Seriously By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Inside the Trans Experience – Understanding and Accommodating an Employee in Transition By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Cost Of Musculoskeletal Disorders to an Organization By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Human Rights, Accommodation and Medical Marijuana in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
An Update on Ontario Harassment and Mental Stress Claims By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A Summary of 10 Common Mistakes Companies and People are Making as to Due Diligence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Converting Entitlement to Partnership: What To Do When Your Employees Act Entitled By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Saving Money in Wrongful Dismissal Lawsuits – Know Thy Adversary & Know Thy Procedure By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario’s Working at Heights Training Standard – The New Expectations for Workers Who Work at Heights By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are You Employing An “Employee” Or An “Independent Contractor”? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Domestic Violence: Rights, Responsibilities & Response By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What This Supreme Court Decision Means for Your Alcohol & Drug Testing Program By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Must You Create a Job for an Injured Worker Returning to Work? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Effectively Challenge a Fraudulent Disability Claim By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination of Employment and Long Term Disabled Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Diagnosing and Managing The 7 Employee Behaviours That Compromise Your Workforce By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Structured Behavioural Interviewing: How To Avoid Common Mistakes In Conducting Behavioural Interviews By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Constructive Dismissal: How to Comply with the Current Law and Avoid Common but Costly Legal Pitfalls By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bill C-45 Criminal Liability: How to Protect Organizations, Directors and Senior Officers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Complying with the New Ontario Accessibility Standards By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Scotiabank Ruling: Is Your Organization Now At Risk of Being Hit with a Multi-Million Dollar Class-Action Overtime Lawsuit? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Avoid Age Discrimination Complaints When Terminating Older Employees: Practical Strategies to Help Employers Minimize Legal & Financial Risk By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Domestic Violence in the Workplace: How to Protect Your Employees & Comply with Current Legislation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Complying with Workplace Violence Laws: How to Do Your Risk Assessment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Compliance Audit: Do You Comply with All Workplace Posting Requirements? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Maternity & Parental Leave: The 10 Things to Include in Your Leave Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 10 Things OHS Laws Require You to Do to Prevent Workplace Violence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Smoking & Vaping: Smoke-Free Workplace Laws & the 5 Things You Must Do to Comply By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Combating Winter SADness in the Workplace: Help Employees Fight SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Year In Review: The 5 Biggest HR Compliance Stories of 2018 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Year in Review: The 10 Most Important HR Cases of 2018 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Equal Pay for Equal Work: Pay Equity Is No Longer Just a Male-Female Thing By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Shifting Perceptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Workplace: Press Release By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Work-Life Balance: Do Employees Keep Accruing Group Benefits When They Go on Maternity & Parental Leave? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recreational Cannabis is Legal – Is Your Organization Ready to Deal With any Issues? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Post-Termination Process: 15 Questions to Ask during the Exit Interview By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sexual Harassment Best Practices, Part 5: Documentation & Recordkeeping By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Domestic Violence: The 8 Things to Include in Your Workplace Domestic Violence Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Immigration & the HR Program: Citizenship Discrimination Risks & How to Manage Them By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Legal Briefing: Is Requiring an Employee to Relocate Constructive Dismissal? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Paying Wages: Minimum Wages for Federally Regulated Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sexual Harassment Best Practices: Part 2: Creating an Anti-Harassment Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Payroll Best Practices: Reconciling Benefit Premiums with Payroll By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Payroll Pooh-Bah: Why the Province of Employment Rules Don’t Work & How They Should Be Changed By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Interns & Volunteers: 4 Things You Need to Consider Before Hiring Unpaid Interns By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Keeping Up with New Laws: 9 Things to Include in Your Child Death & Disappearance Leave Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Crime-Related Child Death or Disappearance Leave Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Create a Legally Sound Substance Abuse & Fitness for Duty Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Complaints by Cisgendered Men Alleging Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity or Expression Dismissed by Ontario Human Rights Tribunal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
After the Axe Falls: Mitigating Damages: How Far Must Fired Employees Go to Find a New Job? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Termination Pitfalls: Beware of 4 Situations When Fired Employees Need Not Mitigate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Mechanics of Termination: How to Report an Ex-Employee’s Overtime Earnings in the Record of Employment (ROE) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dealing with Vendors: Beware of Liability Traps in Payroll Outsourcing Deals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Data Security: The 12 HR Policies You Need to Stop Employee Data Breaches By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Constructive Dismissal: The Perils of Unilaterally Changing Pay Formulas By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
After the Axe Falls: Should You Intervene in an Employee’s EI Appeal? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
LAWSCAPE: The Law of Workplace Bullying & Cyberbullying By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Bullying & Cyberbullying: The Employer’s Liability Risks By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Hiring & Recruiting: Improper Inducements Can Result in Liability to Organization AND Officers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario HR Year in Review: Top 10 Stories in Ontario HR Law in 2016 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
5 Traps to Avoid When Handling Employee’s Personal Information By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Outsourcing Payroll: Use 6 Metrics to Measure & Achieve Success By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Breastfeeding and Workplace Accommodation: A Mother’s Preference or Duty? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Facilitate Organizational Success Through the Awards Games By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Increasing Productivity Means Working Smarter Not Harder By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Punishing Employees for Making ‘False’ Sexual Harassment Complaints By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Engaging Your Employees Through Mobile Technology Can Boost Productivity By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Get Back the Money You Previously Failed to Withhold By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Introduces a 2-year Freeze on Salaries of Management and Non-Union Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Happens When a Complainant Fails to Comply with Tribunal’s Deadlines By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Long Is “Transitory?” Miscarriage and Deep Tissue Injury are Disabilities Under Human Rights Code By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Reversing the Statistics – Practical Steps to Implement a Safety Awareness Program for New & Young Workers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Holding Effective Employee Layoff Notification Meetings By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Work Violence & Harassment Prevention Program Questionnaire (Ontario Version) By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Evolving Ways To Find and Hire Independent Contractors By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Help Your Managers Respond to Unwanted Flirting in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are You Prepared For Your Independent Contractor’s Employee Rights? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
A House Divided – When Married Co-Workers Get Divorced By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Office Workers Should Stand for at Least Two Hours a Day, Says Study By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Religion in the Workplace : 10 Best Practices for Preventing Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Well Do Your Employees Know and Use Their Health and Wellness Benefits Plan? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Addressing Barriers To Workplace Health and Wellness Initiatives By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
S.C.C. Finds Union Has Duty to Accommodate Religious Beliefs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
"I Forgot My Doctor’s Note" – Timeliness Of Medical Excuses For Workplace Absences By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Implications Does A Change In The Ownership Of A Business Have For Employment? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Bullying And Harassment: The Treatment Of Complaints And Claims By WorkSafeBC And Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Tis The Season To Get Sued – Employers Beware Of Holiday Party Liability By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When Is An Employee’s Disability A Factor In His Dismissal? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Surprise! Employee Engagement is a Two Way Proposition By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Government Completed Public Review of Proposed ESA Amendments By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Gender Bias Is Still Holding Women Down In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Must Ontario Employers Give Employees Written Vacation Statements? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Keeping Your Accounting and Financial Services Employees in 2016 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are Federally-Regulated Employees Entitled to Pay for Attending Safety Courses? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Use Surveillance Cameras to Monitor Employees? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Succession Planning: Retaining skills and knowledge in your workforce By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make When Dismissing Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do Injured Employees Have the Right to Return to Work? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Factors To Consider When Valuing A Non-Competition Agreement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Salary Increases And Temporary Foreign Workers — Are You Compliant? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OSC Whistleblower Roundtable Provides Food For Thought By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Lessons From The Saanich Spyware Fiasco And New Privacy Laws To Be Aware Of By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Injury/Illness/Incident Investigation & Reporting Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Could a Flexible Employment Contract Work For Your Employees? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Using Funds from One Pension Plan to Contribute to Another By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Key Decision Released On Accommodating Family Obligations In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Upcoming Pension Investment Changes To Ontario-Regulated Pension Plans: A Primer By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is The Duty To Accommodate Less Onerous For Probationary Employees? Possibly… By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Well, What Did You Expect? Setting Expectations For Probationary Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario’s Minimum Wage Increases To Keep Up With Inflation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Turning Over A New Leave: ESA Amendments Introduce New, Significant Categories Of Leaves By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employer Roadblocks For Hiring Foreign Workers Continue! By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Breaks Without Replacements For Designated Early Childhood Educators By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Employment Standards Act, 2000 Amendments Expand School Boards’ Obligations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What Is The Number One Method To Prevent And Detect Fraud? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Risky Business: When Is A Fixed-Term Contract An Indefinite-Term Contract? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recent Arbitral Decision Suggests There Are Objective Limits To An Employee’s Right To Religious Accommodation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Determine Your Response to Employee Sex In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Managing Your Responses to Allegations of Employee Misconduct By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
"If You Think Your Salary Is Low . . .": Employer’s Presentation Was "Offensive, Distasteful And Inappropriate As A Motivational Tool", But Not Illegal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do They Know They Really Matter? Motivating Your Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Now You Can Hire Foreign Workers Through Express Entry By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Here Are The Legislative Stocking Stuffers Coming For Employees And Employers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court Allows Employees To “Double-Up” On Pregnancy And Parental Benefits By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Jian Ghomeshi News Focuses Attention On How Court Deals With Sexual Assault By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Unpaid Internships Receive Poor Report Card From Ontario Ministry Of Labour By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is It The End Of Successive Fixed Term Employment Contracts? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sometimes Efficient Planning Crosses the Line into Negative Worrying By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Proposed changes to the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Pension Legislation Presents New Obligations And Opportunities By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recent Changes To The Temporary Foreign Worker Program By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
MOL Safety Blitz Results Show Many New Businesses Non-Compliant With Basic Requirements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding HR Policies: Maternity and Parental Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Five Advantages Of Contracting Out Disability Claims Management By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pension Contributions Due for “All Hours for Which Wages Are Payable” included Overtime Hours By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wrongfully Dismissed Employee Entitled To Compensatory, Aggravated, And Special Damages For Employer’s Breach Of Duty Of Good Faith By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employee Privacy Breaches – Do They Warrant Discipline? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Registered Disability Savings Plan And The Accident Victim By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
C.D. Howe Paper: Target Benefit Plans In Canada – An Innovation Worth Expanding By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Mental Health And The Workplace: Ontario Human Rights Commission Releases New Policy On Mental Health And Addiction By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Legislation Expanding Employer Accountability Re-Introduced: Bill 18 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Verbal And Written Reference: Or, ‘You Would Be Lucky To Get This Employee To Work For You!’ By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Avoiding Blurred Lines Between Temporary Workers And Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Card-Based Certification And Unionization In The Construction Industry By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding HR Policies: Why do employees misuse sick days? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Expanded Guidelines For Work Permits For Intra-Company Transferees With Specialized Knowledge By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Superior Court: Employer’s Out-Of-Province Payroll Is Relevant To ESA Severance Pay Threshold By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is It Permissible To Backdate The Effective Date Of A Contract? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How To Protect Business Property And Information In Commercial Transactions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
What You Need to Know Before Signing a Noncompete Agreement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Successor And Related Employer Obligations: Not Just For Unionized Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
New Leaves Of Absence Under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 Effective October 29, 2014 By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Federal Court Of Appeal Revises Test For Family Status Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Understanding Gender Identity and Gender Expression Rights By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Beware The Unpaid Intern – He/She May Be Eligible For Pay By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Arbitration Board Rejects Random Drug And Alcohol Testing Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Fixed-Term Employment Contracts: Are They Worth The Risk? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Have A Workplace Harassment Policy? Why It’s Not Enough By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Suncor Decision Confirms Ability to Random Test Is Limited By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Resolving the Issue When a Supervisor Lies About Another Employee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Marijuana Possession And Use At Work Justified Dismissal, Despite Employee’s “Drug Problem” By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
March Madness Fever @ The Workplace: Much Ado About Nothing? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Five Of The Most Common Misconceptions In Employment Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is A Bonus Really “Discretionary?” Employers Should Be Careful By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Legal Illusion Of A Doctor’s Note: Why Employers Should Use Discharge Letters By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Seasonal Employment of Family Members EI Insurable? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How to Use Technology Legally to Track Workers for Safety By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
I have recently been terminated from my employment and my lawyer told me I must mitigate my damages. What does this mean? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Using the “Presenteeism” Factor to Justify Your HR Programs By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Why Employees Misuse Sick Days and What You Can Do About It By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Work Frequently Isn’t a Safe Haven for Victims of Domestic Violence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
To Pay Vacation Pay, Or Not Pay Vacation Pay: That Is The Question By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wave Of Harassment Cases Coming To OLRB? New Decisions Cause Concern By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Compensation Inequity: Calling Out Hidden Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The 7 Things You Need to Know to Make Probationary Employment Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Restraint: Ontario Superior Court Confirms Deferred Compensation Can Be Forfeited On Resignation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Victory For BCTF $2 Million in damages may not be the worst of it By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Injured While Getting Lunch From Her Car Not Acting in Scope of Employment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Sick Leave, Work-Related Illness/Injury Leave & Long-Term Disability Leave Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Confidentiality & Proprietary Information Policy and Agreement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Put it in Writing: Include Employee Performance Expectations in Agreements By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Do You Have a Duty to Accommodate Age in the Workplace? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
You Can’t Say That! Or Can You? Is There Such A Thing As Consensual Sexual Banter In The Workplace? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Auditing Your Website for Accessibility (and AODA) Compliance By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Are Ontario Employees Entitled To Benefits Coverage After The Age Of 65? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Knowledge of Disability Insurance Claims Process Is Important to Your Organization By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Not Returning To Work After a Failed Disability Claim Is Abandonment? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Government Proposes Major Changes To Workplace Legislation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pension Benefits Do Not Replace Wages Owed, Supreme Court Rules By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
“You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It (Part) 2”: An Update On Mitigation And Employment Contracts By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Canada’s Anti-Spam Law By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Proposed Legislation Protecting Precarious Workers In Ontario By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Jan 22 – Ontario Safety Awareness Training Regulations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Policies On Bullying And Harassment Are Now Mandatory In BC. Is Your Business Compliant? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Frequently Asked Questions: Employee Background Checks By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can You Search Emails of An Employee Accused of Harassment? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
8 FAQS: Is Monitoring Computer Use a Privacy Violation? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Medical Leave And Accommodation For Mental Illness And Addictions By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Addressing Learning In The Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Arising Out Of And In the Course Of Employment – What Does That Mean? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Cell Phones & Liability: Part 2, How to Create an Effective Cell Phone Ban By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Cell Phones & Driving: Part 1, How to Make the Legal Case for Banning Employee Cell Phone Use By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Can Employment Contracts Be Airtight? – Avoiding Common Pitfalls By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
HR Insiders Tell Us You Have A Myriad of HR Challenges By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
6 Steps for Navigating Constant Change in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The ‘Generational Divide’ In ‘Tech Savvy’ Within Your Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Should I Put the Brakes on a Budding Workplace Friendship? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Three Simple Ways to Improve Morale and Boost Productivity By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Wages In Lieu of Notice Rules: Québec v. the Rest of Canada By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
How Do I Address My Manager’s Increasingly Bad Behaviour? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
6 Tips for Reducing Risk of Workplace Violence & Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Should You Hire an Independent Contractor or an Employee? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Confidential Disability Accommodation Causing Friction with other Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court of Canada Overturns Random Alcohol Testing Policy By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Employee for Taking Disability Leave without Permission By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Managers Lack Training On How to Manage Mental Health Illness By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Using Social Media As a Screening Tool for Candidate Selection By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Employers Missing Opportunities to Encourage Wellness in the Workplace By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Real Estate Agency Must Pay $9,000+ for Firing Pregnant Receptionist By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Beware of Pitfalls When Employees “Waive” Vacation Time By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Domestic Violence and the Workplace: What HR Needs to Know By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Unpaid Leave to Deal with Critically Ill or Missing Children By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
The Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make When Terminating Employees By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
When it Comes to Older Workers on the Job, The Game Has Changed By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Study: Worker Reallocation in Canada Has Changed Little from ’70’s By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Quiz: Do Foreign Employees Count Toward ESA Minimum Severance Pay? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
QUIZ: Are Employees Entitled to Paid Bereavement Leave? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Minimizing the Impact of Layoffs on Your Corporate Culture By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Postal Worker for Insubordination & Refusing Training By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Performance Management: An Interview with Robert Bacal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Managing vs. Leading: How Do You Differentiate Between the Two? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Recruitment Firm Didn’t Do Enough to Earn a Placement Fee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Not Discrimination to Fire Employee with Anger Management Issues By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Inappropriate Firing of Transgender Woman Reinforces Need to Educate Managers By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Leverage Your Turnover and Exit Data to Increase Employee Retention By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Employee for Threatening to Bring Gun to Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Québec Court: Tough Economic Times ≠ Just Cause to Terminate By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario to Employers: Take 7 Steps to Comply with Privacy Laws By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Refusing to Let Pregnant Receptionist Sit Is Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Calls on Employers to Prevent Discrimination Against Addicts By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Striking Union Can’t Picket Employer’s Other Businesses By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Alberta Human Rights Commish Explains When Discrimination Is OK – BFOR By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Manager Can’t Sue Union for Personal Remarks on Union Blog By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Office Blow-Up ≠ Poison Workplace Justifying Constructive Dismissal By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Waitress Can Sue Franchise for Harassment Even Though She’s Not Its Employee By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
No Proof Worker Disciplined for Complaining about Safety By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Employee on Medical Leave Entitled to Disability Benefits? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Toby’s Law: Ontario Bans Gender Identity Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Safety System Prevents Tragedy at Northwest Territories Mine By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Tribunal: No Need to Revisit Argument over Firefighter Mandatory Retirement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Dress Codes & Personal Grooming Policies-How Far Can They Go? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
EI Benefits of Employees Earning Commissions while on Maternity Leave By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Longstanding Employee Fired for Not Getting Doctor’s Note By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Asking Job Applicants about their Medical Condition during the Interview By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Negative Performance Review of Diabetic Employee Costs Company $20K in Discrimination Damages By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Worker for Intimidating Statements to Manager By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Winners and Losers: Can You Fire Employees for Smoking Pot at Work? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Stevedoring by Local Company Subject to Provincial, Not Federal Regulation By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Pushing Foreman from Platform Is Just Cause for Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Five Reasons Employees Aren’t Taking Vacation & What HR Should Do About It By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Injured Employee Wasn’t in Union Long Enough to Qualify for Pension By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Lack of Written Safety Policy Kills Due Diligence Defence By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Not Discrimination to Fire Disabled Employee Who Isn’t Going to Improve By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
$24 Million Coca-Cola Verdict Highlights Need for Good Distracted Driving Policies By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Worker Didn’t Have Compensable Chronic Pain from Workplace Injury By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Lead Hand Was Sexually Harassed but Pay Differential Not Sex-Based By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Executive for Moving to Mexico without Permission By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Privacy Commish: WCB Needn’t Disclose Workers’ Comp Premiums By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Using Playboy Photos in Safety Training Is Grounds for Sex Harassment By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Injured Truck Dispatcher Entitled to Retraining as Welder By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Making Issue of Victim’s Weight in Workers’ Comp Case ≠ Disability Discrimination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Right Shoulder Injury Is Work-Related, Left Shoulder Injury Isn’t By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Ontario Issues Guidelines on Resolving “Competing Human Rights” Situations By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Corporate Careers Websites: Liability Risks & Best Practices By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workers Comp Covers Injury Suffered By Employee While Horsing Around By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Is Supervisor Bullying Grounds for Constructive Dismissal? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
WCB: No Proof Carpet Chemicals Caused Employee’s Symptoms By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Include Civil Code Notification Requirements in Collective Agreement By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Workplace Romance: Love Is in the Air, Policies Not in Place By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Courier for Receiving Package Containing Marijuana at Work By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Who Should Workers’ Comp Charge for Crane Operator’s Death? By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Trap to Avoid: Assuming Enforceability of Employment Manuals By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Smoking and Trafficking in Pot at Work Justifies Termination By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Social Media Use Policies: What They Are & Why You Need One By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Fire Employee for Threatening to Give Co-Worker Black Eye By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Tattoo Shop Can’t Keep Ex-Apprentice from Opening Competing Shop By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
Supreme Court to Lower Courts: Don’t Overthink Labour Arbitration Review By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More
OK to Reject Fire Fighter Applicant for Failed Polygraph By Jackie Northcott||Comments Off on Read More