What to Do When an Employee Defies Your Mandatory Vaccination Policy
Find out why the employee is refusing before deciding what to do. Before the pandemic, mandatory vaccination policies were rare and limited to sensitive sectors like health care and travel. But […]
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Nov 10 – Canadian Corporate Immigration: Understanding and Navigating the System
Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Benjamin Kranc Register Here to register for this webinar. Corporate Immigration is an intricate and sometimes confusing system. Navigating this system requires understanding […]
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How to Manage the Legal Risks of Global Telecommuting Arrangements
Don’t let digital nomads expose you to liability under a foreign country’s law. Chances are that some employees who are now telecommuting are doing so from outside Canada. They could be […]
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COVID-19: Updates on Work Agreements, Safety & Constructive Dismissal Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic, among other things, has been a huge experiment in the efficiency and effectiveness of telecommuting. Currently, more than 3x as many Canadians are working from home (at […]
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Impact Of COVID-19 On The Reasonable Notice Period
In every non-unionized employment relationship, the employer has an implied common law obligation to give the employee reasonable notice of its intention to terminate the employment relationship, unless there is […]
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Creating Effective Employment Contracts that Protect your Company’s Resources and Future Business Prospects
Date: September 29, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Lisa Goodfellow Register Here to register for this webinar. Use discount code "HRIVIP21" to attend for free. “Find out how a good contract […]
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Are CERB Payments Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Damages? Maybe.
In a recent "win" for employers, and a decision that is the "first of its kind", a court in British Columbia deducted Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB") payments from wrongful […]
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Global Remote Working – What Employers Need To Know
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and engage with each other. While we anticipate a return to the office for many workers […]
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Can The Loss Of A Work Permit Lead To Frustration Of Contract?
The answer to the question posed by the title of this week’s blog is, in short: yes, it can. Of course, that doesn’t mean that it always will. Frustration of Contract […]
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Employment Law Fundamentals: Hiring & Employment Contracts
Recorded Date: May 5, 2021 Time: 9am – 10:30am PDT Speaker: Anthony Panacci To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of HR Insider, use discount code HRIVIP21 to watch the […]
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Watch Your (Employment Contract) Language—“In Consideration of Employment”
Beware of using this phrase when contracting with employees you already employ The phrase “in consideration of employment” is a staple of employment contracts. While the concept of consideration is crucial […]
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Employment Law Fundamentals: Employment Terminations in a Non-Union Workplace
Date: June 16, 2021 Time: 9am – 10:30am PDT Speaker: Anthony Panacci Register Here with discount code "HRIVIP21" to attend for free About the Webinar You’ve made the difficult decision to terminate an employee’s employment. What’s […]
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Watch Your (Employment Contract) Language—Employment “At Will”
The dangers of using U.S. boilerplate in a Canadian employment contract. The U.S. may be our biggest trade partner, but there’s one American import that Canadian employers should strictly avoid: a […]
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Employers: The Time To Revisit Your Employment Contracts Is Now!
An Update On Waksdale And Its Impact On Termination Clauses Based on some recent cases, it is strongly recommended that employers have experienced employment lawyers review, at this time, their existing […]
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Simple As Pie? Not Exactly
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS DON'T HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT, BUT DO TAKE CARE Making a new hire can be a happy time for a business. That said, it's important to take the long […]
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Notice Periods for Terminated Employees
The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated industries and resulted in many lost jobs. According to one news article, Canada has about 858,000 fewer jobs this February than we did last February […]
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Mandatory Vaccinations For Employees: What Are The Issues?
While Canada is still in the early stages of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, given the limited availability and potential interruptions in vaccine supply, many employers are already turning their minds […]
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A 20/20 Perspective On COVID-19’s Impact On Contracts
Many legal uncertainties accompanied the pandemic's arrival in March 2020. As businesses closed and events were cancelled, the legal community wondered how contractual legal concepts such as force majeure, frustration, material […]
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Is This Non-Compete Clause Enforceable – You Make the Call
Don’t use a non-compete when a non-solicitation clause will suffice. Here’s an exercise to test your knowledge of the law governing non-compete clauses. The Non-Compete Clause from Hell Scenario: To ensure protection of […]
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Why Non-Solicitation Clauses Work Better than Non-Competes
Courts enforce non-competes only in exceptional cases. That senior manager you hire today could turn out to be your organization’s most lethal business rival in a couple of years. In fact, […]
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Watch Your (Employment Contract) Language
The dangers of including the phrase “inclusive of all hours worked” in employee contracts. A piece of boilerplate found in some standard employment contracts purports to make the contractual rate of […]
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Ask The Expert: Can You Give Supervisors a Copy of an Employee’s Contract?
You generally don’t need consent to disclose employment contracts that don’t contain personal information. QUESTION A supervisor and an employee are having a dispute over whether an employee is contractually required to […]
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Business Immigration and COVID
Date: February 24th, 2021 Time: 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT Speakers: Benjamin Kranc, Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration Law Recording: To access the recording […]
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COVID-19 And Recalling Employees Back To Work From A Temporary Layoff
Many Canadian employers implemented temporary layoffs due to the devastating financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis. These employers are entitled to recall their employees back to work at any point in time […]
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Top 5 Stories in HR Compliance that Almost Nobody Is Paying Attention To
If not burnout, you may at least be suffering from COVID-19 fatigue right now. Trust me, you’re not alone. The monster virus has seemingly consumed everything in its path over […]
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Unpaid Illness & Family Care Leave Rights Across Canada
Employees who contract COVID-19 or have family members that become infected or have to go into self-isolation are likely to invoke their employment standards rights to take a leave of […]
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Employment Contracts: Ontario Case Casts Doubt on Enforceability of Termination Notice Limits
Unlike our neighbours to the south, employers in this country have to pay a hefty price when terminating employees without cause. One common way to limit costs is to include […]
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Employment Contracts Quiz
contrQUESTION What are the basic conditions to determine if a written or oral agreement between an employer and employee is valid and enforceable? ANSWER There must have been an offer and acceptance […]
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New COVID-19 Changes To The Alberta Employment Standards Code
On April 6, 2020, the Alberta Government announced further temporary changes to the Employment Standards Code (the "Code"), effective immediately, to support employees and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. These temporary changes, intended […]
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COVID-19: Navigating the Federal Assistance for Employers & Employee
Since applications opened at 6 a.m. today, over 10,000 businesses have applied for the federal government's new wage subsidy (CEWS). Companies will be able to receive up to 75% of employee […]
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