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Archives for April 2015

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Rollick v. 1526597 Ontario Inc.: “heavy handed and unjustifiable conduct”

The recent Human Rights decision of Rollick v. 1526597 Ontario Inc. o/a Tim Horton’s Store No. 2533, addresses what the Tribunal characterized as "heavy handed and unjustifiable" conduct on the part of the employer, when dealing with an employee with a disability.

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#Worklaw2015 : Proposed changes to the AODA customer service standard

Last year, proposed changes to the Customer Service Standard under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”), were made available for public comment. A finalized version of these proposed changes has now been released. The purpose of many of the changes is to streamline the Customer Service Standard with the Integrated Accessibility Standard (which includes the Information and Communication Standard, the Employment Standard, the Transportation Standard and the Design of Public Spaces Standard).

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Refresher on financial statistics and metrics

Insufficient data analysis is often caused by too much information, not too little. A few well chosen statistics that highlight critical trends and pinpoint areas that require follow-up may be much more useful...

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