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Dishonesty in hiring process constitutes cause for dismissal
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has confirmed that, in certain scenarios, an employee’s dishonesty in the hiring process will constitute cause for dismissal. The defendant...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Employer wrongly relied on probation clause to retract offer of employment The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently found that an employer...
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Ontario Court of Appeal enforces simple probation clause
Employers generally owe their employees common law reasonable notice upon termination without cause. However, if the parties agree to a probation period in an employment contract, the right to common...
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Summarizing WSIB’s proposed Rate Framework, part 3
This week, Clear Path Employer Services provides us with the final part of their 3-part series, Summarizing WSIB’s proposed Rate Framework. Part three – Employer level premium rate adjustments This...
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PeopleInsight’s top 5 blogs (so far) on workforce analytics
PeopleInsight’s top 5 blog posts on workforce analytics cover the newest HR tech, workforce analytics in the realm of talent acquisition, and DIY analytics. There’s only a few short weeks left of...
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A primer on undue hardship and frustration of contract
This blog post provides a primer on the state of undue harship and frustration of contract under Ontario’s Human Rights Code. Quick facts The Plaintiff Darren Nason developed problems with his arms and...
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Sloan v. Just Energy Corporation: Pregnancy and fairness under the Code
The Code protects employees from discrimination based on various protected grounds. One of the more difficult of these may be pregnancy, as often the question becomes not whether or not the applicant...
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WHMIS 2015 inspections starting October 1, 2017 – Are you ready?
From October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, federal Hazardous Products Act Officers from several provincial or territorial occupational health and safety branches will be conducting WHMIS 2015...
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The challenge of organizational culture
Culture has become a very contentious political issue in the past few weeks. However, discussions about culture have a very long history and always evoke very strong responses. This is because culture,...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Tribunal addresses disabled employee resignations In addition to affirming that an employee’s resignation must be clear and unequivocal to be...
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Update on probationary clauses from Ontario Court of Appeal
This blog post by the newly formed employment law firm Rudner Law, provides an update on probationary clauses from the Ontario Court of Appeal. Last April we wrote about the decision of the Divisional...
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Labour Day is a global and national annual holiday
Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers around the world. For most countries, Labour Day is linked with International Workers’ Day, which occurs on May 1. For other...
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Workplace politics of politics in the workplace
I drove past a house flying a confederate flag last week and asked myself, “Could I live beside that person?” You can’t do anything about the politics of your neighbour, although you don’t have to...
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Privacy information: Cookieless identification and tracking of devices
On August 21, 2017, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released an informative piece regarding cookieless identification and tracking of devices. Interestingly, there is a new technique...
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Ontario’s employment and labour law reform Bill continues to undergo changes
In this blog post, McCarthy Tétrault informs us that Ontario’s employment and labour law reform Bill continues to undergo changes. Just as the summer winds down, we have an update on Bill 148, the Fair...
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Parental obligations in the workplace
In this post, shifting childcare and parental obligations as kids transition from summer schedules to school schedules are discussed. For many of us who are parents, September feels like the real New...
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How to create an organizational culture
Unlike most “how to” articles, it is not my intent to provide a cookie cutter recipe for success. Organizations are as unique as people, so what works for one might not work for the other. With that...
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Update on express entry
Since Express Entry began on January 1, 2015, it has been necessary for prospective permanent residents to first receive an Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) before submitting an application for permanent...
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An employer’s duty to inquire into mental illness
In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experience a mental health or addiction problem. Although mental illness is often invisible, we should not underestimate its prevalence in Canadian society. Despite...
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Dependent contractor receives 12 months pay in lieu of notice
The recent Supreme Court decision of Glimhagen v. GWR Resources Inc., 2017 BCSC 761, illustrates how an independent contractor can become a dependent contractor – an intermediate category on the...
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