All tagged employment
If you’ve experienced a termination – either as an employer or an employee – then you’re likely familiar with the common law concept of mitigation. If this concept is new to you, fear not! This blog is a great starting point on the topic and reviews the most recent case law in Ontario.
New year, new, endless to-do list? This blog offers some of the key priorities for Ontario HR and ER professionals from a legal and compliance perspective.
Vacation time (and pay!) is another area where employers need to continue to “expect the unexpected” in 2021. Vacation accrual and usage for the last year-and-a-half has not been normal. This blog discusses 2021 vacation including the application of ESA requirements, dealing with accrued liabilities, IDEL-related issues, and “other weirdness.”
What should employees expect when they’re expecting? Patrizia discusses whether it is discriminatory for employers to provide enhanced maternity leave benefits to female employees only.
What is an employer to do in cases where they have not yet had the chance to build that relationship with a new employee who’s ghosted them?
When it comes to employers navigating human resource issues and relationships with their employees, it’s obvious that “equal” is not the same as “identical”…
The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v. Jarvis addressed the circumstances that give rise to a reasonable expectation of privacy. While the case directly considered whether certain recordings violated the Criminal Code, the Court’s broad analysis of when a reasonable expectation of privacy exists applies outside the criminal context, with relevance to employers.
