Employers who only provide the minimum amounts required by employment standards legislation after termination are gambling. Sometimes this approach can…

Jessica Young discusses recent enforcement activities under the new Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

Jessica Young explains the inherent risks associated with “encouraging” employees to retire.

Date: September 8, 2023 A New Brunswick court has rejected a supervisor’s attempt to blame his criminal non-compliance with OHS…

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While employee theft is frequently grounds for termination, shades of grey do appear in the case law. In a recent…

The U.S. Labour Department has recently commenced an initiative to require employers to prepare and adopt compliance plans to ensure…

We’ve had a year to digest significant changes to labour and employment legislation, and the courts and tribunals continue to…

Frank discusses how to best ensure you may rely on disciplinary records to prove just cause

Date: Dec 06, 2021 Vaccine mandates have been legally and politically controversial in Canada and around the world. We are…

A recent decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights the importance of carefully crafting written employment agreements whenever shares are…

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…

In a recent Court of Appeal Decision, Elsegood v Cambridge Spring Services, the Court awarded common law damages to an employee…

By: Allison Taylor Employers should be dismayed by the result in the recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal…