Many employers find it necessary to assess new employees’ performance on the job before making a final determination about whether…

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…

How do you know when an employee has quit her job? It may seem like a simple question, but the…

In a recent decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal strongly affirmed employers’ right to terminate employees without cause, and without…

Landon Young discusses a recent wrongful dismissal class action lawsuit and the potential impact on employment litigation

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

The law in Canada regarding random drug and alcohol testing has been inconsistent for some time, with the Alberta and…

Technological advancements frequently outpace the law’s ability to respond to the challenges they create. With the click of a button,…

The government of Quebec has recently introduced new incentives for businesses to promote work-life balance, through its “work-family balance certification”…

Jeremy Schwartz discusses how to avoid and address workplace sexual harassment.

The Ontario Superior Court recently found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when her employer reneged on its promise…

A recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision confirms that family status protection may require employers to accommodate employees’ sporadic…

WSIB Return to Work Decisions: Are they Binding on the Human Rights Tribunal? – Ryan Conlin

By: Jeremy D. Schwartz, Ryan J. Conlin and Erika M. Montisano Most of Ontario’s public health units are now well…

The law on addiction has evolved over the years in arbitral jurisprudence.  Earlier decisions treated illness as a mitigating factor…