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News and Discussion on Human Resources, Employment Law, Payroll and Internal Controls

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Wrongful dismissal actions and assessing length of service

In Ontario, employees are presumptively entitled to receive reasonable advance notice of their dismissal from employment, or payment in lieu thereof. To assess what will be “reasonable” in any given circumstance, the courts are guided by a seminal court case from 1960 – Bardal v. Globe & Mail Ltd.

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Vital policies for reopening after the pandemic

There is much to consider as we head into a new normal. To begin to reopen now and to return employees to the workplace will take careful planning and appropriate workplace policies and procedures.

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Can you implement a mandatory vaccine policy or ask employees if they have been vaccinated?

Vaccination of your workforce is essential to safely reopening workplaces and bringing employees back. But what does the law say?

 

13 Years

ago, First Reference Talks started to cover the swine flu pandemic and its impact on employers.

 

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for employers have been written about news and trends in HR, employment law, payroll and internal control.

 

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