Employers will be disappointed to hear the results of a recent decision in which the Ontario Court of Appeal declared…

As we roll into December, many employers will be hosting an office holiday party for their employees. While these events…

Employers often avoid making significant, compliance-oriented changes for fear that employees will discover their rights have been violated for years…

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of maintaining composure – and not venting frustrations upon employees….

Allison Taylor discusses the recent Federal Court of Appeal decision which outlined a new, balanced test for family status discrimination…

Employers in Ontario must be cautious before implementing “temporary” layoffs.  Unless the employee and employer have a clear and valid…

Our first quarterly, HR-Law Webinar was a great success, with over 150 registrants.  Thank you to those who joined us…

In February, we wrote about a decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in Wilson v Atomic Energy Limited (see our earlier…

As work patterns change in the modern era, the line between independent contractor and employee can often become blurry.  A…

Date: Mar 28. 2022 The Ontario Government has proposed significant legislative changes that may impact how accident investigations and enforcement…

Date: Mar 04. 2022 The Omicron wave appears to be receding and there is cautious optimism that the worst of…

In this electronic age, many employers will make offers of employment via email. When the offer is being made to…

Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…

It is common practice for employers to offer departing employees, who are being terminated without cause, a separation package in…

The recent admission of a large number of new health professions to those recognized in the Ontario Regulated Health Professions Act,…