Health and safety inspectors don’t only arrive after an incident or to resolve an issue that has brought them to the workplace. They can and do arrive unannounced to conduct surprise inspections of the workplace. In this webinar, Jeremy Warning, will discuss the inspection process, the issues that can arise from such inspections and best practices for managing them.
It is a relatively little-known fact to non-lawyers that just as employers are required to provide employees with reasonable notice of termination, employees are likewise required to provide employers with reasonable notice of resignation.
An Ontario court recently awarded a dismissed employee wrongful dismissal damages in spite of findings to the effect that the high-level employee had persistently failed to satisfy the employer's reasonable performance standards and had also been provided with repeated warnings and resources to assist him in meeting those standards.
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In 2014, the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board considered a grievance alleging that an employee was discriminated against on the basis of family status and/or sex when her employer denied her request to work full-time from home so that she could breastfeed her child.
This case is important for HR professionals to consider when faced with an allegation of wrongful dismissal where mitigation is likely to be at issue.
Preparing for the highly anticipated change to the status of Marijuana from a prohibited controlled substance in Canada to a legal one is an issue on the radar for many employers as they look down the road to 2017. However, addressing the use of Marijuana by employees is not an issue for tomorrow, it is one for today.
If your employees worked harder, faster and longer would you get better results? That can be a difficult question to answer as usually quantity of work does not always equate to better results, at least not in the long term. Finding ways for employees to be highly productive involves a combination of factors but the formula is not that complicated.
Each year numerous organizations across Canada are selected and recognized as “Award Winners”. Being an award winner can bring not only prestige and public awareness to an organization but it can also attract and help retain employees and even boost employee morale and engagement. Read this article and learn how you can help your organization to facilitate change and win awards.
Employers in Canada understand that they must maintain a safe work environment for their employees. They also understand that when it comes to accommodating employees with disabilities, they must do so to the point of undue hardship. This obligation does not change if the disability involves the use of medical marijuana.
Here’s a look at the new Ontario anti-harassment rules and what employers must do to comply with them.
While the vast majority of sexual harassment complaints are made in good faith, there’s always the risk that employees will manipulate the system by making accusations that they know to be baseless. Here’s a look at the risk and how to manage it.
With payday lending coming to a close, the government has proposed a new bill to regulate the payday lending industry.