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January 14, 2015
Two senior corporate officials have been jailed for health and safety offences in Ontario, writes Adrian Miedema in the Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law blog. Two directors of New Mex Canada Inc. were jailed for 25 days after … Continue reading
January 13, 2015
Hicks Morley writes about changes to the federal holiday formula under the Canada Labour Code that will come into effect March 16, 2015: Effective March 16, 2015, significant reforms to the general holiday provisions of Part III of the Canada … Continue reading
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Tagged aggravated damages, Canada Labour Code, fraud, holiday pay, just cause, pot, workplace investigations
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January 9, 2015
First Reference Talks with a good primer on the current state of the law in Canada concerning whether obesity is a recognized disability: http://blog.firstreference.com/recognizing-obesity-as-a-disability-slippery-slope-or-basic-human-dignity/ Howard Levitt in the Financial Post with some solid, basic advice on how to properly overhaul … Continue reading
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Tagged disability, drop dead, employment agreement, mitigation, obesity
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January 6, 2015
In an entry on this site on November 7, 2014, we I linked to a blog post by Stuart Rudner that, among other things, reviewed a case out of BC dealing with the alleged wrongful dismissal of a man named … Continue reading
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Tagged CASL, commissions, cumulative just cause, employment contract, just cause
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December 29, 2014
In Fernandes v. Peel Educational, the Ontario Superior Court found that the employer did not have cause for termination and awarded a 12 month notice period. However, at the date of termination, the employee was completely disabled and the employer … Continue reading
Changes Coming to the Provincial Court Act and Small Claims Procedure in Alberta
Further changes to the Provincial Court Civil Division here in Alberta, lovingly referred to as “small claims court”, have long been rumored since the Court increased its monetary jurisdiction to $50,000 in August of this year. At a Canadian Bar … Continue reading
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Tagged costs, provincial court act, simplified trial stream, small claims
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December 16, 2014
One of my favourite blogs, Canadian Payroll Consulting by Alan McEwen, covers the topic of employee identity. What would you do in this situation? You’re hiring an employee, where a valid driver’s licence is required. The company pays by direct … Continue reading
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Tagged AHRC, discrimination, family status, flatt, frivolous, human rights, lmia, microsoft, payroll, undue hardship, wrongful dismissal
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December 12, 2014
Stuart Rudner discusses two recent cases where employees were fired for absenteeism. Managing absenteeism is a challenge and this post highlights that difficulty: Employers should closely monitor the attendance of employees and ensure they have clear policies that are being … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, harrassment, PIPA, Rudner, workplace violence, wrongful dismissal
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December 11, 2014
As the year comes to a close, you tend to find a lot of retrospective articles looking back on the best albums or scandals of the year. Lawyers are not immune to this trend so here’s a list from Cassels … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, AHRC, appeals, discrimination, employment standards, express entry, genetic, Ghomeshi, immigration, trends
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