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By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 4 Minutes Read July 29, 2014

Knowing your limitation periods under the Human Rights Code

The Human Rights Code allows for a person who believes that their rights under the “Code” have been infringed upon to file an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The “Code” states that the application must be made within one year after the incident, or if there were a series of incidents, within one year after the last incident in the series. But what happens when a person files an application outside of the limitation period?

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / 2009 HRTO 241 (CanLII), 2012 HRTO 598), applications, bad faith, Disability, discoverability, discrimination, Dismissal, employment law, good faith, Hickmott v. YMCA of Western Ontario 2014 HRTO 742, Human right tribunal Ontario, human rights code, Kevin Sambrano, Klein v. Toronto Zionist Council, Limitation Periods, limitation periods under the Human Rights Code, Miller v. Prudential Lifestyles Real Estate, paralegal, Patterson v. Mississauga (City), policies and procedures, Sambrano Law, termination

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read July 28, 2014

A financial analyst, if a “manager”, is not entitled to overtime in Quebec

The Court of Appeal of Quebec recently considered, in the Skiba v. Playground[1] decision, the issue of overtime pay and, in particular, the correct interpretation of sections 54 and 55 of the Act respecting labour standards. In our opinion, this decision will have certain repercussions in the workplace, and we find it useful to review the factual background giving rise to those repercussions, as well as the conclusions of both the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Act Respecting Labour Standards, aggravated damages and severance pay, annual salary, demotion for discriminatory reasons, employee's position title and consider all work tasks, employment law, employment relationship, financial analyst, form of compensation, hourly wage, manager, non-management employee, overtime, overtime pay, payment for overtime hours worked but unpaid, Quebec, Skiba v. Playground, termination of employment, termination of the employment relationship, The Court of Appeal of Quebec, workplace

By Nikoleta & Associates | 2 Minutes Read July 28, 2014

Almighty money: Distinguishing between professional and personal worth

While tough budget decisions are sometimes necessary to effectively running a business, communicating these decisions to employees often damages employee morale.

Article by Nikoleta & Associates / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Payroll / budget decisions, Business, communicating decisions to employees, communicating less than positive financial news to your employees, effectively running a business, employee morale, environment of fear and distrust, HR, Human Resources, opportunities for promotion, personal sense of worth, professional and personal worth, salary freezes, some employees experience the loss of money as the loss of professional status

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