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

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial decision that struck a termination clause down as unenforceable. The Facts…

Ryan Conlin of Stringer LLP discusses recent jurisprudence concerning random drug and alcohol testing in Canada (post-Irving).

In Thompson v. 1552754 Ontario Inc., the applicant was employed as a counter person at the respondent’s coffee shop. The applicant…

The integration of workplace violence and harassment protections into occupational health and safety legislation has been a theme in Canada…

When an employer terminates an employee without just cause in Ontario, it must either provide reasonable notice of the termination,…

In Sterling v Wendy’s Restaurant, the applicants (a former Wendy’s employee and his wife), named 14 personal respondents, who were members…

The Ontario Superior Court recently confirmed that for a court to award damages based on the manner in which an…

This is segment 2 of 5 from our Q3 webinar held on Thursday, October 10, “Recent Developments in Summary Judgement Motions”

Frank Portman discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a trial decision and substituted a…

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: How the Integrated Accessibility Standards Will Affect You – Jessica Young

You are an employer that has just received a harassment complaint from an employee. The complaint is against a valued…

Workplace investigations have been an increasingly important topic for HR Professionals in the past few years.  Employers have a duty…

In a past Stringer Update, Releases Protect Employers from Human Rights Complaints, we emphasized the importance of having terminated employees sign…

As we have noted in previous updates, the size of general damages awarded by human rights tribunals has trended sharply…