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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 4 Minutes Read June 6, 2014

Considering the economic circumstance of employer when deciding notice of dismissal

The impact of the employer’s financial condition at the time of termination on the notice period has been the subject of some debate. In 1983, the Ontario Court of Appeal held, in Bohemier v. Storwal International Inc., that the financial circumstances of the employer are a factor that can be considered in the assessment of the notice period. Some courts have explicitly rejected the notion, however...

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / assessing an individual's entitlement, assessment of the notice period, Bardal Factors, Bardal v. Globe and Mail, downsizing, economic circumstance of employer, employer’s financial condition at the time of termination, employment law, entitlement to notice of dismissal or pay in lieu thereof at common-law, notice of dismissal, notice period, reasonable notice of termination, restructuring, termination, terminations

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 7 Minutes Read June 4, 2012

Employment insurance sweeping reforms

The federal Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development recently announced that the government is making significant changes to the employment insurance system to ensure its efficiency. At the same time as these changes were announced, the Canadian Press learned that the government has stopped providing Statistics Canada "key and current information about how much federal money is flowing to each of the provinces for EI claimants."

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Immigration, Payroll / downsizing, EI benefits, EI claimant, Employment Insurance Act, employment insurance system, employment law, Foreign workers, Human Resources and Skills Development, Job alerts, reasonable job search, seasonal jobs, seasonal workforce, Statistics Canada, suitable employment, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, unemployed workers

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 3 Minutes Read April 13, 2012

Employee burnout: how employers can help avoid it

Is there a law that says employers must prevent employee burnout? No, not really, but occupational health and safety legislation across Canada provides that an employer must take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect a worker. That could include ensuring that an employee does not suffer from full blown burnout. When employers assist in this regard, they are also ensuring that their workplaces remain healthy and productive, and have higher morale.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / control over work, downsizing, duty to protect employees, employee burnout, employee detachment, employee morale, employment law, exhausted physical and emotional strength, health and safety legislation, how to avoid burnout, productivity, rewards and recognition, stress, stress-related illnesses, value alignment, work-life balance, workaholics, workload

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