The court cases most likely to directly affect your HR program and what to do about each. While new legislation and regulations draw most of the attention, case law generates many if not most of the significant new developments in HR and employment law each year. Such was the case in 2022.
Confidentiality and conflict-of-interest clauses can render employment agreement termination clauses
Rhonda B. Levy and Douglas Sanderson examine The Human Rights
On September 28, 2022, The Alberta Human Rights Commission released its decision
Workforce reductions aren’t just heartbreaking but expensive. The silver lining
Winter weather, snow and ice can bring your business
Key Points Canada introduced a new policy that will allow
An employer recently asked whether it would be helpful for
Click to download the November 2022 newsletter.
Avoiding discriminatory questions in job interviews and on job applications. Asking job applicants personal questions about their disabilities, marital status and other characteristics and circumstances protected by human rights laws is illegal employment discrimination.
Federal laws ban requiring job applicants and employees to undergo
PRINCIPLES The DNA inside our cells are like fingerprints that
Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are the only provinces that have yet to commit to the $15 minimum wage. A fresh round of minimum wage increases took effect across much of the country on Oct. 1. Here’s a quick briefing of what HR and payroll directors need to know.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a temporary
