Dealing with unpleasant issues in the workplace
In almost every workplace you will find employees with different backgrounds, habits and styles that can be distracting or annoying, especially when it comes to poor personal hygiene, including body …
More tips for lawsuit-free corporate holiday party
Kate MacNamara, CBC’s Business Columnist, shared Daniel Lublin’s tips for lawsuit-free corporate holiday parties during radio interviews across the country. One of them can be listened to here. Kate MacNamara-CBC …
Shhhh! Confidentiality Clauses Are Important
Looking at a Settlement Agreement When there’s been a settlement agreement between an employer and employee, there’s often a confidentiality clause inserted into the agreement. Confidentiality clauses generally restrict the …
Your Options for Maternity Leave Complaints
When you decide to make a complaint against your employer for something that happened while on maternity leave or pregnant, you will need to know where to go and what …
Forced to Use Your Vacation Time?
Employees Do Not Have a Right to Take Vacation Time Whenever They Choose While working hard and trying to keep up with demanding markets, employers might use the opportunity a …
When bullying ends up with termination
There is general lack of awareness in the workplace which ofter prevents people from realizing that his/her own boss or co-worker is a bully. Unfortunately, often times people will not …
Can anyone be a lawyer today?
People often believe that doing some online research on workplace law will make them perfectly equipped to challenge their employers and take matters into their own hands. In most cases; …
Individuals Win the Right to Sue for Invasion of Privacy
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled last week to permit the tort of breach of privacy in civil action lawsuits, signalling a significant change in privacy law that some might …
Mandatory Drug Testing and Employee Rights
Employment lawyer David Whitten was recently published in the November 21st issue of Canadian HR Reporter, a national journal for human resources professionals. The article titled, “Deconstructing random drug, alcohol …
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