Head scarf head ache settled
The verdict is out: Human rights trump hair styles. In November, 2007, Canadian entrepreneur, Sarah Desrosiers, faced a legal battle after denying employment to Bushra Noah for wearing her traditional …
Summer Hours: The Latest Work Perk
America has started a new trend offering employees special summer hours to enhance employee morale and overall quality of life. Will Canada follow? “Summer Fridays” are gaining popularity among …
Cross dressing judge ends quest to rescind resignation
Last February U.S. Judge Robert Somma was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. Clad in a women’s dress, stockings, and pumps, his arrest led to much media scrutiny. Two …
Termination for toonie theft upheld
Nine years after being caught on camera for stealing a toonie from her employer, Tim Horton’s, Charlene Walsh may now have some answers about her termination. In 1999 Walsh was …
BC Tribunal Backs Transsexual’s Termination
On May 27, 2008 the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled in favour of BC Ferries with respect the the firing of transsexual employee, Deborah Magnone. Deborah, who was previously …
Think before you let your fingers do the talking
Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s), such as BlackBerrys, have grown in popularity. So much so, that employer’s are beginning to regulate the use of these devices at and even away from …
Anything goes with job contracts
Canadian employers often protest that workplace laws favor their employees. My view is otherwise. Most employees lack the necessary bargaining leverage or sophistication to renegotiate unfavorable contract language. Should confrontation …
Lawyer faces criminal charges after clients act
Similar to the employers’ obligation to provide advance notice of termination, employees must provide advance notice of their resignations, assuming there is no such contractual term that specifies another amount. The amount of notice is dependant on how long it would reasonably take the employer to find a suitable replacement. While wrongful resignation lawsuits in Canada are rare (proving a tangible economic loss is the reason), employees must still be careful.
At-will workers refused the right to sue
Canadian employees are not subject to at-will employment. But their American counterparts are: Kenneth Smalley and four other plaintiffs were fired when their former employer The Dreyfus Corporation, terminated their …
Scotiabank becomes the newest class action defendant
Scotiabank has become the latest big Canadian bank to defend a class action lawsuit. A claim of $350 million against Scotiabank was announced in a press conference yesterday morning. It …