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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read December 24, 2019

Top 10 most-read First Reference Talks blog posts for 2019

This year on the First Reference Talks blog, we’ve been covering some of the hot topics in employment and labour law and employee management. Making the list this year are blog posts on the topic of termination (again), on breaching confidentiality, privacy and the duty to accommodate among others.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy / breach of confidentiality, Discretionary bonus, Dismissal, employment contracts, employment law, pay reduction, planned layoffs, poor performance, progressive discipline, Severance pay

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 5 Minutes Read June 7, 2019

When sharing is not caring: The high cost of breaching confidentiality

Only a very small percentage of disputes proceed all the way to a hearing or trial. The vast majority settle at some point, for reasons that are fairly well known. One of the key reasons in many cases is confidentiality; often, the parties want to avoid a public hearing and a published judgment that sets out all of the intimate details of the case, as well as the findings of the judge with respect to fault and blameworthiness.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Payroll, Privacy / breach of confidentiality, confidentiality, employment law, settlement agreements, termination of employment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read January 3, 2018

Employee’s secret recording of meetings with management contributes to finding of just cause for dismissal

A recent decision from the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench supports that an employee’s use of his work phone to secretly record meetings with management may support an employer’s decision to terminate for just cause.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety / anti-harassment policies, breach of confidentiality, employee complaints, employment law, harassment, harassment in the workplace, just cause for dismissal, privacy, termination, termination for cause

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