It is important to uphold the integrity of the human rights system, properly allocate scarce resources and protect respondents from becoming engaged in needlessly drawn out, costly and inconvenient legal proceedings.
In a recent interim decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) found a miscarriage and an unrelated deep tissue injury to be disabilities within the meaning of Ontario’s Human Rights Code (the “Code”). This decision is significant both for the Tribunal’s recognition of a miscarriage as a disability and for the analysis the Tribunal uses to arrive at that conclusion.
This webinar will examine what steps you can take to either implement or review your new and young worker safety awareness program.
The new federal government tabled its first budget on March 24. Read this article and find out about the 14 changes in the 2016 federal budget that HR and payroll managers need to know about.
As an organization you may provide a number of your employees with the opportunity to claim reimbursement for expenses they incur on behalf of the work they do for you. Read this article and find out what some of the most common expenses employees usually claim for.
Employers are often called on to make difficult decisions about whether employee accusations of sexual misconduct by co-workers are true—just like Judge Horkins in the Ghomeshi case.
To recognize employees’ who tend to make a contribution we have a snapshot of some of the traits highly engaged and contributing employees often exhibit.
Holding a layoff or termination notification meeting is a difficult and emotional experience for all involved. Effective preparation and clarity are key elements of conducting an effective layoff or termination notification meeting. To assist you in planning and conducting a termination notification meeting we have outlined some key steps to take and provided ideas for what you might say and do before, during and after such a meeting.
This document represents a sample Employment Contract or Agreement document you can use as an attachment or supplemental document when making a job offer to a candidate.
A company is responsible for developing, implementing and training employees on workplace safety and security policies. Use this model policy as a guide for HR and occupational health and safety information in your organisation.
This model policy will help you establish an annual salary increment policy in your organization to help make employees feel valued and motivate them to perform at a higher level.
In this article, we will focus on five risk factors related to cybersecurity and five corresponding ways to minimize the risk of a cyber-attack.
Employers can face many challenges when dealing with employees who are struggling with a mental health issue. While no hard and fast rules exist, the following article identifies some of the employer's duty to accommodate the employee.
The modern workplace poses many challenges for employers, and in recent years, one of the more rapidly evolving of those challenges has been the treatment of workplace violence and harassment.