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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read February 22, 2013

Winter-weather policy, do you need one?

Our last poll asked readers: Do you have a winter-weather policy to handle challenges the weather will bring that might prevent employees from getting to work? Out of 319 respondents, 161 (50.47%) of respondents said no and 90 (28.21%) said yes (29/9.9% of respondents already cover it in policy). Only 68 (21.32%) answered they did not know they needed one. So do you need one or not?

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Absenteeism, being paid for snow days, business hours, call-in procedure, Canada labour Code, employee handbook, Employee lateness, employment law, Employment/Labour Standards Acts, getting to work safely, high rate of absenteeism, hours of work, how to handle pay for employees who either stay home or leave early because of weather, inclement-weather policy, Labour Law, management, Occupational Safety and Health legislation, policies and procedures, policy manual, sick leave, telecommuting, time worked versus time off, travel disruptions, winter-weather policy, work from home via remote VPN connections, working from home, working hours

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 22, 2013

Is your business ready to risk floatation?

The decision to float your company on the stock market is an important one, possibly the most important one your business will ever have to face, and one that most successful privately-owned companies will need to consider at some stage. Five years after start-up is a common time for companies to start considering floatation, once any teething troubles are ironed out and more capital is required to expand the business.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / acquisition by Travelocity, Business, Canada, Canadian financial system, costs of floatation, economic climate, employee remuneration package, employees can participate in ownership of the company, Facebook's market success was overinflated, financial excellence, floatation, Floating on TSX, Forbes, incentive schemes, investments, Lastminute.com, market investment, market liquidity, risk floatation, Share options, shareholders, shares, social networking website Facebook, solid history of business management, Stock market, stock options, Toronto Stock Exchange, Toronto stock market equity, trade sales, World Economic Forum

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read February 22, 2013

Slaw: Adjudicator decides Legal Aid Society a not-for-profit subject to PIPA

On February 11, 2013, an adjudicator of the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner decided that Alberta's Legal Aid Society is subject to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), with consequences for all non-profit organizations that conduct activities with a commercial character. . .

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Not for Profit, Privacy / activities with a commercial character, Alberta, Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, collecting, collection, commercial activity, Legal Aid Society, non-profit organizations, Personal Information Protection Act, privacy law, Private sector, use and disclosure of personal information, using and disclosing personal information

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