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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read November 30, 2015

Festive celebrations and the workplace

With the holiday season in full swing, employers are in the midst of the annual balancing act between festive celebration and appropriate workplace conduct. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here are some tips for planning and hosting a successful and (hopefully) incident free workplace holiday party.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / consuming alcohol safely, consumption of alcoholic beverages, diversity, employment law, harassment policies, holiday parties, holiday season, non-denominational in nature, Prevention of discrimination, Prevention of harassment, professional workplace conduct, risk of inappropriate behaviour, work-appropriate dress-code, workplace holiday party

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read November 30, 2015

Cyber risk insurance: Driving the risk management process

Insurers and other insurance professionals have traditionally been well positioned to drive improvements in risk management processes. Cyber-security risk is a modern phenomenon which has arisen in the electronic information and internet age, and the insurance industry is demonstrating that it can play a key role both in educating and equipping public and private sector organisations to manage this emerging risk, and in providing insurance protection.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / Cyber Risk Insurance, cyber-attacks, cyber-security risk related services, forensic analysis, identity theft monitoring, insurance, privacy or data security breaches, risk management process, risk management tools

By Christopher Lytle MA CDS | 2 Minutes Read November 27, 2015

A Canadians with Disabilities Act would be great wouldn’t it?

Even before the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, there was real thought being put into the potential development of a Canadians with Disabilities Act. It began with the structuring of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and has found its permanence with other large scale developments such as the development of UN policy and focus on the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Article by Christopher Lytle MA CDS / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / accessibility, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, anti-discrimination, AODA, Canadian Disability Policy Alliance, Canadians with Disabilities Act, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, short-term disability, the inclusion of people with disabilities, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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