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Work Refusal Notification Form
Workers aren’t allowed to exercise their OHS work refusal rights unless they notify their employer, supervisor or other person in [...]
Hours of Work Compliance Game Plan
Are you risking employment standards liability for overworking your employees?
Hours of Work Policy
Here’s a template policy establishing hours of work requirements and procedures based on the Ontario Employment Standards Act. Talk to [...]
Hours of Work Limitations – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Roughly 30% of Canadian employees report feeling tired and overworked, according to a recent study. In addition to burning [...]
HR Insider Newsletter – March 2024
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Pay Transparency Compliance Gameplan
This gameplan is a comprehensive guide designed for HR professionals to navigate and comply with pay transparency laws. It outlines [...]
Employer Ordered To Pay Retired VP $1.8-million In Deferred Bonuses, Stock Options And Unused Vacation
In Boyer v Callidus,1 Ontario's Superior Court of Justice ordered an employer to pay a retired Vice President more than $1.8-million [...]
Health And Safety Manager Dismissed For Cause For Improper Reporting And Handling Of Her Own WSIB Claim
Bottom Line Last week, the Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a [...]
Arbitrator Upholds Mandatory 3-Dose Vaccine Policy
Having lost its case against the previous 2-dose mandatory COVID vaccination policy, the union challenged the new 3-dose policy that [...]
Employer Must Consider Other Jobs for Disabled Probationary Employees
The union cried foul when an employer dismissed a disabled probationary correctional officer after determining that he wasn’t medically capable [...]
It Wasn’t Me, It Was My Mental Disability, Claims Worker Fired for Violence
A warehouse worker was put on leave after hurling a printer across the workplace in frustration. The worker received psychiatric [...]
Worker Accused of Sexual Assault Can’t Sue Accuser for Defamation
A Canada Post worker accused a fellow letter carrier of sexual harassment and assault. After an internal investigation, a union [...]
Court Faults Employer for Not Investigating Worker’s “Mobbing” Complaint
A front desk clerk warned for engaging in workplace harassment claimed the allegations were false and that she was the [...]
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 [...]
Employer Harassed Injured Worker on Modified Duty Work
The Alberta Human Rights Commission ruled that an apprentice pipefitter suffered disability discrimination and harassment while attempting to return to [...]
Court OKs Class Action Harassment Lawsuit Against RCMP
The Federal Court ruled that current or former RCMP Members can bring a class action lawsuit against the agency for [...]
When Is Employing Family Members “Arm’s Length” for EI Purposes?
Arm’s length insurable employment is about transactions, not just relationships. My brother calls and tells me he just lost his [...]