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May 26, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Penalties and Fines, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: a case where an employee was given the ultimatum to take a demotion or go; a case where an employee used the OHSA’s work refusal provisions to avoid work assignments he did not like; and an inquiry of whether an employer confers a benefit to an employee by paying premiums with respect to an employee assistance program.
Canada Revenue Agency, cause, constructive dismissal, CRA, demotion, Disciplinary measures, employee assistance program, employee benefit, employment law, employment standards act, HRinfodesk, occupational health and safety act, paying premiums, performance reviews, reasonable notice, rights under OHSA, termination of employment, work refusal, wrongful dismissal
June 25, 2015 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation
Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with paid bereavement leave; voiding employment contract; and, terminating long-term employees.
Bridging to retirement, constructive dismissal, demotion, employment contract, employment law, full unreduced pension, HRinfodesk, long-term employees, paid bereavement leave, termination, termination notice, terminations
October 2, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation
Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with a violation of a last chance agreement; discrimination during the selection process; and, demotion and constructive dismissal.
awarded substantial damages, communications with a job applicant, constructive dismissal, demotion, Disciplinary measures, discipline, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employment law, HRinfodesk, last-chance agreement, Newsletter, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, racism, resignation, selection process, termination, terminations, workplace investigation
September 24, 2014 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation
On July 7, 2014, the majority of the Quebec Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court that had ordered the employer to pay an amount of $1,086,767 due to a constructive dismissal, to reduce the amount of the damages awarded to $709,488.
Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, common law notice, constructive dismissal, demoted, demotion, discrimination, Dismissal, employee had suffered harassment, employee's illness, employment law, Kseniya Veretelnik, moral damages, non-pecuniary damages, notice period, punitive damages, Quebec Court of Appeal, sick leave, Stikeman Elliott LLP, termination, terminations, without cause
January 21, 2014 Earl Altman Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Wages and Compensation
It has always been clear in Ontario law that employers cannot unilaterally alter the most important aspects of the employment contract – compensation, location of work, hours of work – without the employee’s consent or providing adequate advance notice of the change. If it does, it may lead to a claim of constructive dismissal. But what if the change imposed in the contract is not as important as some of these? How can the employee respond to a change in his position that he perceives to be a demotion, even if the title remains the same.
adequate advance notice of the change, canadian employment law, compensation, constructive dismissal, demotion, duty to mitigate, duty to mitigate damages, employee’s consent, employee’s duties and responsibilities, employee’s leadership role, employment contract, employment law, hours of work, location of work, managerial responsibilities, reasonable person test, reassignment
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Excellent article !! Right on point. So many times we encounter opinionated employer representatives or coworkers who address complaints from positions of bias. Bias that... – Oct 30, 12:07 AM
