Control Overemployment and Moonlighting Special Report
Controlling moonlighting is more effective than seeking to ban it outright. With remote work becoming the norm, workers are taking on more than one full-time job. Over 80% of remote workers […]
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The 2022 Ontario HR Compliance Yearbook – Special Report
What makes 2022 so different from other HR compliance years is where the action took place. In a typical year, the big changes tend to be spread out among the […]
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How to Manage Off Duty Conduct
Holding employees accountable for what they do when they’re off duty and away from work. What employees do when they’re away from work is none of your business; your disciplinary authority […]
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Off Duty Conduct – Ask the Expert
Can You Terminate an Employee for Posting Anti-Semitic Remarks on Facebook? Off-duty conduct is grounds for discipline when it directly impacts the workplace. QUESTION We just discovered that one of our employees is […]
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Cameras in the Workplace: From Justified Surveillance to Psychological Harassment
In a recent decision,[1] the Tribunal administratif du travail (the “Tribunal”) concluded that an employer’s excessive surveillance by means of security cameras was a violation of its employees’ right to dignity and integrity, and […]
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…Introducing Electronic Monitoring Legislation, A First Of Its Kind
On February 28, the Ontario government tabled Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, which, if passed, would enact the Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022 and make amendments to the Employment Standards […]
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Social Media Privacy and Discipline: Workplace Challenges
Recorded Date: March 2 Time: 9 AM EST Speaker: Jeremy Schwartz Click Here to Access Recording More than ever before we live and work digitally, and so our online private and work activities intersect […]
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Is Off Duty Sex Harassment Just Cause to Terminate? – Quiz
Workplace harassment can occur away from the office and after work hours. Consider the following scenario. SITUATION Four female employees are the victim of offensive and highly inappropriate conduct at the hands of […]
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Fall at Home Is Work-Related When It Aggravates Previous Work Injuries
A worker who suffers an injury in a fall while she’s off-duty and in her own home normally doesn’t qualify for workers comp. But this case was different because the […]
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13 Ways to Battle Islamophobia in Canadian Workplaces
In January of 2017, an act of terror took the lives of six people at the Grand Mosque in Québec City and seriously injured 19 others. Their deaths were heartbreaking […]
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