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In Employment Law, Labour Relations Posted SECTION 7 AND THE RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE OUTSIDE OF WORK
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal that overturned a determination of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment [...]
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In Employment Law, Human Rights, Labour Relations Posted EMPLOYER’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT CONSTITUTES THE WORKPLACE
An Arbitrator recently considered whether an employer’s social media presence could be defined as part of the “workplace” and the attendant employer obligations arising from such a finding in [...]
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In Employment Law, Human Rights, Labour Law, Labour Relations, Workplace Policies & Practices, Workplace Safety & Insurance Posted EMPLOYERS, HAVE YOUR SAY: CHANGING WORKPLACES REVIEW DEADLINE REMINDER
Just over a year ago, we introduced readers to the Changing Workplaces Review, the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s effort to reform the laws governing both unionized and
TIMING IS EVERYTHING: COMMENTS ON MITIGATION FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL
While the duty to mitigate can be help reduce an employer’s liability when it comes to common damages for reasonable notice, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Farwell v. Citair 2014 ONCA 177 reminds [...]
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In Human Rights, Labour Relations Posted OLRB EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS NOW APPLICABLE TO OHSA REPRISAL ALLEGATIONS
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) has recently announced some minor procedural changes effective April 1, 2012. Amongst these changes is an amendment to Rule 41 of the OLRB Rules of [...]
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In Employment Law, Labour Relations Posted TTC APPROVES RANDOM DRUG TESTING
Following a recent fatal bus accident, the Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”) has approved random drug and alcohol testing for select employees that if implemented would make the TTC the first [...]
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In Employment Law, Labour Relations Posted AVOIDING MEANINGLESS MEDICAL NOTES
An employee provides you with a doctor’s note which advises that he will be away from work for six weeks. It’s that one-liner doctor’s prescription pad note that reads “Jim will be absent from [...]
