Is It Legal to Record Termination Meetings? – Ask The Expert
QUESTION Are we legally allowed to record the meetings we hold when notifying employees that they’ve been terminated? ANSWER Yes, you can; but whether you should is another issue. EXPLANATION It’s understandable why you might […]
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Don’t Give Up On Restrictive Covenants
If revising your employment and independent contractor agreements is on the "to do" list for 2023, the recent case of Quick Pass Master Tutorial School Ltd. v Zhao, 2022 BCSC 1846 is […]
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The Top 11 HR Compliance Cases of 2022 & How They Affect You – Special Report
Here are what we at HR Insider believe to be the 11 most significant cases of 2022, along with a practical lesson you can take from the case to address […]
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Termination Provisions (Again): Court Decides New Avenue For Rendering Termination Clauses Unenforceable
Confidentiality and conflict-of-interest clauses can render employment agreement termination clauses unenforceable. In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the confidentiality and conflict-of-interest clauses of an employment agreement […]
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Temporary Layoffs, Terminations & Your Liability Risks
Workforce reductions aren’t just heartbreaking but expensive. The silver lining is that structuring layoffs as temporary can be much easier on both your emotions and your budget. Temporary layoffs enable […]
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Employers: There’s No Need to Record Employee Termination Meetings
An employer recently asked whether it would be helpful for them to record a sensitive employee termination meeting and, more broadly, whether this is a recommended practice for routine terminations. […]
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OK to Use Surveillance Tape to Prove Worker Faked Her Injuries
An avionics installation worker got fired for faking the injuries she supposedly suffered as a result of slipping on black ice in the company parking lot. Exhibit A was the […]
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Minor Chemical Spill Isn’t Serious Enough to Justify Post-Incident Drug Testing
A worker had to undergo post-incident testing after a chemical spill in the bed of the truck she was driving caused some minor equipment damage. The test came back positive […]
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