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By Earl Altman | 5 Minutes Read February 26, 2013

Unexpected impact of share buyout of senior management

When one corporation “buys out” another (by asset purchase, share purchase, or other transaction), the impact on the buyers and sellers is clear. There are clearly winners and losers which is what presumably drove the transaction to begin with. While the employers of the purchasing and selling companies. The structure of the transaction can have a significant impact on their futures. Fortunately, the Ontario Employment Standard Act does provide certain safeguards for employees in the circumstances. For example the Employment Standard Act imposes a requirement for payment of up to one week per year of service.

Article by Earl Altman / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / asset purchase, buyers and sellers, capital and ideas, commercial transaction, common law, Conflict of interests, contract of employment, contractual obligations, covenants in restraint of trade, employers of the purchasing and selling companies, employment agreement, employment law, Employment Standard Act, free and open-market for labour, nature of the business, non-competition and solicitation covenants, ontario, other transaction, payment of up to one week per year of service, prevent the former employee from competing, public policy, refrain from competing with their former employer or soliciting the former co-workers to leave the purchased business, restrictive covenants, senior executives who are also shareholders in the company being purchased, share purchase, termination with cause, terminations, When one corporation “buys out” another

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 5 Minutes Read February 25, 2013

Religious accommodation and safety issues

As we can see by this article, employees requesting a religious accommodation can sometimes conflict with safety issues.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / accommodate the religious beliefs of workers, accommodation, bona fide occupational requirement, company policy, Disability, Disciplinary measures, duty to accommodate, employee discipline, employment law, health and safety legislation, health and safety policy, personal protective equipment, policy, reasonable accommodation, religion, religious accommodation, Religious accommodation and safety issues, religious accommodation can sometimes conflict with safety issues, religious beliefs, religious beliefs of workers, risk assessment, safety-related requirements, undue hardship, valid safety rule

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 25, 2013

Corporate social responsibility: Following through on sustainable business initiatives

Sustainability has become a buzzword since sustainability as a practice is a relatively new initiative. From corporate social responsibility, to ‘green’ workplaces, to unethical ‘greenwashing’, it seems as though everyone is trying to get a piece of the eco-friendly pie. In the business world, sustainability is referred to as the ‘triple bottom line’, as organizations consider the environment an important stakeholder.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / bottom line, Business, business models, company culture, competitive advantage, corporate social responsibility, day-to-day sustainable operations, eco-friendly pie, environmental reporting, green audits, Green workplaces, greenwashing, human resource development, low hanging fruit, Multinational corporations, recycling, small businesses, sustainability, sustainability as a competitive advantage, sustainable business initiatives, sustainable framework, triple bottom line, TripleP

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