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Archives for January 2022

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A tale of two (risk) cities

Let me tell you a story because it is the time of year for fables. A Scottish company (Dundee Ltd) is growing rapidly after only a couple of years in existence and needs to find a supplier that has the capacity to scale up to meet increasing demand.

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61 year old finance manager with 9 months service gets 2 months’ notice

In Flack v Whiteoak Ford Lincoln Sales, (20121 ONSC 7176) Justice Dunphy gives a very thorough analysis of how to weigh the various Bardal Factors of age, length of service, character of employment and COVID in relation to this short service employee.

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It’s time to update your COVID-19 policies

As Ontario struggles with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, employers must ensure their workplace policies are updated to reflect the changing nature of the pandemic. Policies enacted in 2020, or even just a few months ago, may no longer reflect current public health guidance. As such, in this article, we look at three recent pandemic-related developments and assess how they will impact Ontario employers. 

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