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By Kelsey Orth
Introduced by the new federal government mere months after its election, Bill C-4, aims to return the advantages conferred on unions under the form...
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In a recent human rights decision, the Northwest Territories Human Rights Adjudication Panel (the “Panel”) pushed the boundary of what ...
Federal Employers should be aware that the Federal Court has limited the scope of what constitutes a “workplace” for the purpose of he...
In many instances employers will litigate against the assumption of a power imbalance, an employee viewed as the party in need of protection. This ...
Disability has long been a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, which requires employers to accommodate employees with a disabilit...
By Mike MacLellan
It is an unwritten and implied term of every employment contract that an employee owes a duty of fidelity and loyalty to their employer. Thi...
By Susan Crawford
At CCP, we are big believers in the value of a well-written employment agreement to reduce liability at the point of a dismissal on a non-cause bas...
The Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision last week that serves as a stark reminder to employers of just how critical a properly worded emplo...
A clear written employment contract can be an invaluable tool for employers looking to ensure that their permanent employees are a good fit within ...
By now, we all know what a wrongful termination is in the employment context. But how many have heard of a wrongful resignation? The Superior Court...
For many employers, police record checks are part of the application process for new employees. For those employers asking for a Criminal Rec...
By Rob Boswell
An employee is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He leaves work in May due to his illness, his employer sells its business in early Septembe...
The Supreme Court of Canada already decided that an equity partner of a law firm in British Columbia was not entitled to protection under that pr...
Asserting and establishing just cause when faced with an action of wrongful dismissal is a difficult and often unsuccessful avenue for employers. E...
A recent case heard by the Public Service Labour Relations Board provided a reminder to employers that the duty to accommodate is not always sati...
On February 18th, following the leads of Alberta and Manitoba, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 163 – Supporting Ontario’s Fir...
A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for BC has exhibited some rarely seen leniency towards employers when drafting termination agreements. T...
There is perhaps no better time to be talking about workplace investigations as high profile cases of sexual harassment and poisoned work environme...
In Ontario the issue of employment status is analyzed by different criteria depending on the particular legislative context: for example, there are...
On August 13, 2015 we released a blog outlining the initial details of Premier Wynne’s plan to unveil the new Ontario Retirement Pension Pla...
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