Terminating and Employee for Failing to Follow a Medical Plan
An employer may be justified in terminating an employee without notice for failing to obey an order in certain circumstances. The order must be unambiguous and connected to a legitimate …
Solid Waste General Manager gets Recycled
Todd Pepper is suing his employer, Solid Waste Authority, for $850,000 in wrongful dismissal damages, claiming that Solid Waste created a hostile work environment.
Cancer Diagnosis Costs Employee Her Job
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has awarded leasing agent Elsa Torrejon $20,000 in a case that has a lot of people questioning, “Why not more?” When Torrejon was diagnosed …
Can hating your job be a human rights issue?
Can hating your job be a human rights issue? It depends. In certain circumstances, an employee who hates working, and the way they are being managed, could raise human rights issues in the workplace.