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Maternity and parental leave policies: To top up, or to tap out? That is the question…

September 17, 2019 Piccolo Heath LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, 0

New York-based bank JP Morgan Chase has recently been getting a lot of attention in the media after paying a hefty 5 million dollars to settle charges that their parental leave policy was discriminatory towards their male employees. It is believed that the settlement will impact up to 5,000 fathers who were denied parental leave benefits.

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Is there a duty to investigate a human rights complaint?

February 10, 2015 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

An employer is not explicitly required to investigate a discrimination complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code and, in 2013, the Ontario Divisional Court concluded there is no freestanding duty to investigate.

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Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

June 13, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with Social Insurance Number Regulation, a sixty-year old job applicant that was denied a job interview, and CPP regulation amendments that eliminate work cessation test and SIN cards.

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