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Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Warns Against Making a Replacement Employee...
by Parisa Nikfarjam Rubin Thomlinson LLPRubin Thomlinson LLP This article is brought to you by Wolters Kluwer CCH’s HR Connected. Introduction Accommodating employees in the workplace can be a...
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Probationary Employees: Three Things Every Employer Needs to Know
by Ryan Edmonds Ryan Edmonds Workplace CounselRyan Edmonds Workplace Counsel The law surrounding probationary employees is deceptively complex. Typically thought of as a period when an employer can...
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Mental Stress Provisions of Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 Declared...
by Ryan Campbell Rubin ThomlinsonRubin Thomlinson Introduction In a recent decision that could have a significant impact on Ontario employers, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals...
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Three New Leaves for Ontario Workers to Take Effect October 29, 2014
by Lyndsay Wasser McMillan LLPMcMillan LLP Last August, we advised of proposed amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000, SO 2000, c. 41 (“ESA”), that would establish three new leaves...
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Back to School…Cue the Family Status Accommodation Requests?
by Ryan Edmonds Ryan Edmonds Workplace CounselRyan Edmonds Workplace Counsel Introduction With the new school year starting, employers are almost certain to begin receiving requests from employees to...
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Coworking Part 4: Managing Employees
by Lisa Stam Koldorf Stam LLPKoldorf Stam LLP In my recent blog posts, I discussed the emerging importance of coworking spaces in the post-industrial workforce and some of the risks around data...
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How to Fire an Employee
by Lisa Stam Koldorf Stam LLPKoldorf Stam LLP Yes, this is a crummy subject, for both sides of the issue. I have yet to meet an employer or HR person who looks forward to that awkward meeting, where...
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Human Rights During the Job Interview
by Lisa Stam Koldorf Stam LLPKoldorf Stam LLP Most companies know which are some of the obviously dangerous questions to ask during a job interview. Are you planning to have children (i.e. many...
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Employment contracts (whether you like them or not)
by Lisa Stam Koldorf Stam LLPKoldorf Stam LLP Last August, our new law firm was half a year old. After a decade of practicing law in other peoples’ firms, I have to say, being the owner of the...
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US versus Canadian Workplaces
by Lisa Stam Koldorf Stam LLPKoldorf Stam LLP Unlike many other areas of the law, employment and human rights law lets me dig into cultural differences, individual perceptions of reality, and some of...
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