Tag Archives: Rudner
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 5, 2014
Stuart Rudner on avoiding common employment law misconceptions: Small to midsize employers, many HR professionals, and many lawyers proceed based upon completely inaccurate understandings of how employment law works. While there are many examples of this, there are three that … Continue reading
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Tagged contracts, mitigation, Rudner, rule of thumb, spanking
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November 27, 2014
Earlier this year, class action lawsuits were filed against the Canadian Hockey League alleging that the players were in fact employees and entitled to the protection of minimum employment standards legislation. Stuart Rudner posits in a recent article in the … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, CHL, discipline, OHS, Rudner, zero tolerance
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November 11, 2014
An NDP private member’s bill to make Remembrance Day a national statutory holiday has gained the support of the PCs and is now in the hands of the Senate. Remembrance is presently not a statutory holiday in Ontario, Quebec, Nova … Continue reading
November 7, 2014
In a blog post on First Reference, Stuart Rudner, author of “You’re Fired! Just Cause for Dismissal in Canada” (which is a book I keep on my shelf and I’m looking at it right now) talks about an interesting case … Continue reading
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Tagged just cause, NHL, Rudner, Voynov, workplace investigations
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