employment
February 4, 2013 Michele Glassford Accessibility Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Recruiting and Hiring, Standard for Employment,
The Accessibility Standard for Employment will help Ontario businesses and organizations make accessibility a regular part of finding, hiring and supporting employees with disabilities.
accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities, Accessibility standards, AODA, employment, employment law, goods and services, Multi year plan, non-profit organizations, persons with disabilities, policies, practices and procedures, Private sector, statements of organizational commitment
December 6, 2012 Stuart Rudner Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation,
Two recent cases have confirmed a long-standing principle: in order to be effective, notice of dismissal must be clear, specific and unequivocal. Among other things, a definite terminate date must be specified. Otherwise, in most cases, the “notice” will not be effective, and the employer will be on the hook for additional notice or pay in lieu thereof.
as much notice as possible of the new date, common law notice, employee time to mitigate their losses, employment, employment law, employment relationship, extenuating circumstances, legal notice of termination, notice of dismissal, notice of dismissal must be clear, notice or pay in lieu thereof, sale of all or part of a business, specific and unequivocal, statutory notice, successor employer, termination, termination dates, terminations
September 27, 2012 Amery Boyer Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations,
On July 9, 2012, the Nova Scotia Labour Board filed an interim order certifying Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 972, the combination of three previously separate bargaining units, namely the Mill Division, Clerical Division and the Woodlands Division, as the bargaining unit for employees of the NewPage pulp and paper plant in Port Hawkesbury NS.
bargaining units, collective agreement, collective agreements, Collective Bargaining, employment, employment contract, HR issues, Jobs, Labour Law, Nova Scotia Labour Board, productivity, union, union certification, Union negociations, unionized workplaces, Unions
March 5, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation
In a recent HRinfodesk poll, we asked our readers if a person’s weight had ever influenced their decision on whether to hire, promote or reward the person. The reason I was so interested in the topic is that a Quebec lawyer recently sued her former law firm because she believes the firm discriminated against her in employment because she was overweight.
BFOR, bona fide occupational requirement, discrimination, employment, employment contract, employment law, employment related decisions, fixed-term contract, height and weight requirement, hiring, overweight, Physical appearance, Physical disability, promoting or rewarding employees, psychological harassment, Quebec Human Rights Commission
November 10, 2011 Ian J Cook HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources
Once you have a reputation as a “measurement guy” you get a lot of speaking requests. Recently I was asked to speak on a wellness topic. In the end I declined because even though the measurement aspects of the question were clear, I did not have the knowledge of the topic to deliver well. The request got me thinking about the costs of measurement. Often this is an area that is not considered when people get into the question of finding data.
analysis, cost, costs of measurement, Data, employment, engagement, HR budgets, HR measurement, measurement, survey
September 30, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Conferences, Human Resources, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Standard for Customer Service
Along with the customer service standard, four out of the five accessibility standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act are now law and in place. They are accessibility standards in the areas of Customer Service, Information and Communication, Employment and Transportation. These standards are complex and they require understanding and preparation. Ontarians can no longer ignore them.
accessibility, Accessibility standards, AODA, customer service, education, employment, information and communication, policies, practices, procedures, Seminars, training, transportation
June 8, 2011 Christina Catenacci Accessibility Standards, Conferences, Human Resources, Human Rights, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Standard for Customer Service
Employers in Ontario must be aware of the changes that are happening and the requirements that will be placed on them in the very near future under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act …
12th Annual Ontario Employment Law Conference, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Accessibility standards, AODA, barriers, built environment, customer service, Disability, employment, employment law, human rights code, information and communication, ontario, Ontario accessible for persons with disabilities, policy, practices, procedures, training, transportation
September 8, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Human Resources, Integrated Accessibility Regulation
On September 2, 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services published the proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) for public consultation by interested stakeholders. The IAR combines the information and communications, employment and transportation standards into a single, integrated regulation. The proposed compliance timelines are also listed.
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August 27, 2010 Christina Catenacci Health and Safety, Human Resources
Last week, I wrote about the incident in which five migrant workers fell 13 storeys when a platform collapsed on Christmas Eve, 2009. Four died instantly, but one survived. This fifth worker, who suffered grave injuries, has now launched a civil suit for damages.
accident, Bill C-45, civil suit, criminal code, damages, employment, employment law, health and safety, migrant workers, Ministry of Labour, occupational health and safety act, ontario, platform, scaffold, scaffolding incident
August 25, 2010 Henry J. Chang Corporate Immigration, Human Resources
On August 23, 2010, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (“AINP”) announced that, in response to current job market conditions, it is no longer accepting applications for two immigration streams: (1) the family stream, and (2) the U.S. visa holder stream.
Alberta, Employer-Driven Stream, employment, Family Stream, Immigrant Nominee Program, Skilled Workers, U.S. Visa Holder Category
April 12, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Human Rights
Is it possible to terminate an employee who suffers from a disability and not commit a human rights violation? I recently read a case that made it clear that employers can do so when there is a justifiable reason to terminate not involving the disability, or after all efforts to accommodate the employee have been exhausted. But employers must be able to show this with evidence.
BC human rights tribunal, Disability, duty to accommodate, employment, human rights, human rights act, terminating an employee with a disability, terminations
March 30, 2010 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring
I recently read an article regarding a study about workplace expectations among the generations. The study suggests there are significant generational differences that exist in the workplace that impact workplace culture and employee relations.
baby boomers, employee relations, employment, generation gaps, generation X, Generation Y, generational difference in the workplace, generational differences, generations in the workplace, recruiting and hiring, workplace culture
March 24, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Human Rights
Accommodating employees with disabilities to the point of undue hardship under human rights legislation can be a complicated task. It’s important to make sure the accommodation process goes smoothly and the employee can focus on working as efficiently as possible, but employers may not be sure about what kinds of questions to ask disabled employees in order to meet their needs.
accommodation, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Disability, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employment, employment law, Federal Court, human rights, undue hardship
February 24, 2010 Adam Gorley Human Resources, Human Rights
Anyone who thinks that the days of individual and systemic racism in Canada are behind us should think again. It might not be nice to think about, but across the country, Canadians and visitors to Canada face racism every day.
Cheryl Khan, discrimination, diversity, employment, employment discrimination, harassment, human rights, policies, racism, sensitivity training, workplace, workplace harassment, workplace policies
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