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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read January 10, 2011

The dreaded office lottery pool? Well sometimes!

Nineteen Toronto co-workers who won Friday’s $50-million Lotto Max jackpot have learned how quickly an office lottery pool can become a nightmare. The group of winners cannot claim their winnings until the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has finished its investigation after other co-workers stepped forward to say they deserve part of the payout.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations / document office lottery pools, documentation, employment law, lottery pool agreement, office lottery pool, record keeping, workplace conflicts, written agreements

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read January 6, 2011

Failing to use performance and salary reviews properly

In order to be in a position to dismiss an employee for cause, it is critical that the employer have appropriate documentation. However, many managers and supervisors unwittingly place their employers in a weakened legal position by failing to use performance and salary reviews properly.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employment Standards, Payroll / annual review, canadian employment law, dismiss an employee for cause, document recording and retention obligations, documentation, Employee performance, employment law, just cause, performance reviews, record keeping, salary reviews, summary dismissal, terminations

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read August 11, 2010

Employers must create and preserve documents in case of a lawsuit

Employers generally win employment law cases when they can provide the courts with a paper trail of evidence in support of their employment related decisions such as termination, disciplinary actions or inability to accommodate the needs of employees, among other things.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / altering, concealing, deleting or destroying relevant hard-copy or electronic information, disciplinary actions, document recording and retention obligations, document retention policies, documentation, employment law, evidence, human resources management system, inability to accommodate the needs of employees, metadata, preservation and disclosure of electronic and other documents, record keeping, spoliation, termination, wrongful dismissal, wrongful dismissal claim

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