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Asking Employees For A Doctor’s Note Policy

Use this policy for a medically sound, legally compliant way to verify employees' illnesses and cut absenteeism

By vickyp|2024-07-23T09:14:06-07:00January 14, 2014|Alberta, Attendance & Absenteeism, British Columbia, Employment Contracts, Federal, Health & Safety, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Policies, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon|0 Comments

Model Medical Absence Form
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Model Medical Absence Form

Articles, Leaves of Absence, Privacy

Model Medical Absence Form

Having employees give their doctors a Model Absence Form like this to fill out can help you ensure that you limit your request to medical information that won’t get you into trouble under privacy or disability discrimination laws.

By vickyp|2014-01-14T00:00:00-08:00January 14, 2014|Articles, Leaves of Absence, Privacy|0 Comments

Smoking & E-Cigarettes Policy

Use this model policy to audit your current smoking policy.

By vickyp|2024-08-14T11:51:48-07:00January 10, 2014|Alberta, British Columbia, Federal, Health & Safety, HR Program Management, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Policies, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon|0 Comments

Collecting And Disclosing Personal Information – Are You At Risk?
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Collecting And Disclosing Personal Information – Are You At Risk?

Articles, Computer, Internet & Social Media, Confidentiality & Proprietary Information, Payroll, Performance Reviews, Privacy, Termination

Collecting And Disclosing Personal Information – Are You At Risk?

What is "Personal Information"? Employers collect and store an enormous

By vickyp|2014-01-10T00:00:00-08:00January 10, 2014|Articles, Computer, Internet & Social Media, Confidentiality & Proprietary Information, Payroll, Performance Reviews, Privacy, Termination|0 Comments

Jurisdiction Of An Ontario Court To Hear A Wrongful Dismissal Claim Related To Employment In The United States
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Jurisdiction Of An Ontario Court To Hear A Wrongful Dismissal Claim Related To Employment In The United States

Articles, Constructive Dismissal, Performance Reviews, Termination, Travel

Jurisdiction Of An Ontario Court To Hear A Wrongful Dismissal Claim Related To Employment In The United States

We recently came across a decision by the Ontario Superior

By vickyp|2014-01-10T00:00:00-08:00January 10, 2014|Articles, Constructive Dismissal, Performance Reviews, Termination, Travel|0 Comments

Non-Construction Employers In Ontario – Meeting The Definition In The Labour Relations Act, 1995
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Non-Construction Employers In Ontario – Meeting The Definition In The Labour Relations Act, 1995

Articles, Labour Relations

Non-Construction Employers In Ontario – Meeting The Definition In The Labour Relations Act, 1995

Many employers in Ontario that engage in construction work only

By vickyp|2014-01-10T00:00:00-08:00January 10, 2014|Articles, Labour Relations|0 Comments

Successfully Managing Age in Your Organization
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Successfully Managing Age in Your Organization

Articles, Hiring & Recruiting, Organizational Development, Retention, Retirement

Successfully Managing Age in Your Organization

There is no escaping the fact that for the foreseeable

By vickyp|2014-01-10T00:00:00-08:00January 10, 2014|Articles, Hiring & Recruiting, Organizational Development, Retention, Retirement|0 Comments

Do You Have a Duty to Accommodate Age in the Workplace?
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Do You Have a Duty to Accommodate Age in the Workplace?

Accommodation, Articles, Change Management, Performance Reviews, Retirement, Training, Onboarding & Orientation, Wellness

Do You Have a Duty to Accommodate Age in the Workplace?

Points to consider for managing your aging workforce.

By vickyp|2014-01-09T00:00:00-08:00January 9, 2014|Accommodation, Articles, Change Management, Performance Reviews, Retirement, Training, Onboarding & Orientation, Wellness|0 Comments

No More Sick Notes?
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No More Sick Notes?

Articles, Attendance & Absenteeism

No More Sick Notes?

The Ontario Medical Association wants employers to stop asking their

By vickyp|2014-01-09T00:00:00-08:00January 9, 2014|Articles, Attendance & Absenteeism|0 Comments

Someone is Lying. Who Should I Fire?
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Someone is Lying. Who Should I Fire?

Articles, Computer, Internet & Social Media, Conflict & Dispute Resolution, Performance Reviews, Training, Onboarding & Orientation

Someone is Lying. Who Should I Fire?

Consider making changes at your organization before deciding if you should fire an employee.

By vickyp|2014-01-08T00:00:00-08:00January 8, 2014|Articles, Computer, Internet & Social Media, Conflict & Dispute Resolution, Performance Reviews, Training, Onboarding & Orientation|0 Comments

Asking Employees for a Doctor’s Note
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Asking Employees for a Doctor’s Note

Accommodation, Articles, Attendance & Absenteeism, Leaves of Absence, Privacy

Asking Employees for a Doctor’s Note

When can you ask an employee for a doctor’s note? Specifically, can you ask for a doctor’s note to pay out a sick day?

By vickyp|2014-01-08T00:00:00-08:00January 8, 2014|Accommodation, Articles, Attendance & Absenteeism, Leaves of Absence, Privacy|0 Comments

The Problem Of Multiple Owners And Prime Contractors
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The Problem Of Multiple Owners And Prime Contractors

Articles, Health & Safety, HR Leadership, HR Program Management

The Problem Of Multiple Owners And Prime Contractors

Section 118 of the Workers Compensation Act (the Act) requires

By vickyp|2014-01-07T00:00:00-08:00January 7, 2014|Articles, Health & Safety, HR Leadership, HR Program Management|0 Comments

Reassigning An Employee To Lesser Role Can Be Recipe For Lawsuit
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Reassigning An Employee To Lesser Role Can Be Recipe For Lawsuit

Articles, Constructive Dismissal, Employment Contracts, Laws & Legislation, Leaves of Absence, Performance Reviews, Privacy

Reassigning An Employee To Lesser Role Can Be Recipe For Lawsuit

The charade of bumping an employee into a position with

By vickyp|2014-01-07T00:00:00-08:00January 7, 2014|Articles, Constructive Dismissal, Employment Contracts, Laws & Legislation, Leaves of Absence, Performance Reviews, Privacy|0 Comments

No Survivor Benefits when Worker’s Occupational Disease Wasn’t “As Likely As Not” a Cause of Death
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No Survivor Benefits when Worker’s Occupational Disease Wasn’t “As Likely As Not” a Cause of Death

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No Survivor Benefits when Worker’s Occupational Disease Wasn’t “As Likely As Not” a Cause of Death

A government employee receiving a 25% permanent medical impairment award for “simple coal worker’s pneumoconiosis” (CWP) died but his spouse was denied survivor benefits.

By vickyp|2014-01-07T00:00:00-08:00January 7, 2014|Articles|0 Comments

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