E-Bulletin: An Employee’s Child or Eldercare Obligations May be Your Problem
As a follow up to our February 2014 edition of the “In the Know” newsletter, on May 2, 2014, the Federal Court of Appeal issued a decision in A.G. Canada v. Johnstone (“Johnstone”). This case is the most recent in a line of decisions on the topic of family status accommodation. Williams HR Law has […]
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 employers that certain steps must be taken before arguing that a dismissed employee has failed to mitigate in rejecting a legitimate […]