economic recovery

When is a temporary layoff – not a temporary layoff

November 27, 2013 Earl Altman Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

Employers will often seek to respond to downturns in their business by temporarily reducing head count, with the hope of having those employees return to work when the business improves. This is often referred to as a temporary lay off. Many employers inquire as to their right to temporarily lay off employees, generally in response to financial constraints of the business.

Business, canadian employment law, common law, constructive dismissal, constructively dismissed, economic recovery, employment contract, employment law, employment policy, employment standards act, financial constraints, indefinite lay off, layoff, medical and dental benefits, non-unionized workplace, recall date, retirement plans, Return to work, salary in lieu of notice, staffing levels, temporarily reducing head count, temporary layoff, termination, terminations

Have you heard? Our annual Employment Law Conference is next week

June 7, 2012 Adam Gorley Accessibility Standards, Conferences, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Standard for Customer Service, Union Relations

You’ve probably already heard about the Ontario Employment Law Conference coming up on June 13—that’s next Wednesday!—but have you registered yet?

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, AODA, attendance management, cross-border employee transfers, economic recovery, employment law, just cause, Ontario Employment Law Conference, pay equity act, Return to work, Stringer LLP, terminating benefits after employment, termination, union certification, wsib

Accessibility is a global mandate

November 16, 2011 Suzanne Cohen Share Accessibility Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights

December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. On this December 3, the global celebration has an appropriate theme, “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development”. Some people are unaware of a global mandate to achieve accessibility, and may feel isolated when their specific jurisdiction introduces new laws benefitting people with disabilities. Understanding we are all moving in the same direction, albeit using varying methods and timelines, is important when making decisions in your organization.

accesibility, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accessibility principles, accessible environment, AODA, barriers, disabilities, economic recovery, economic stimulus, employment law, equal opportunity, individual autonomy, inherent dignity, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, non-discrimination, persons with disabilities, removal and prevention of barriers, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNGA-06

Election fever! Who’s got it?

April 29, 2011 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting

It’s that exciting time again, when somewhat more than half of Canadians over 18 will come together to select the people who will govern us until the next impassable crisis of parliamentary confidence. For some, it’s a celebratory time when we Canadians demonstrate our democratic will. For others, it’s a cynical time (I know: how can it be?) when incumbents and hopefuls tell us what we want to hear just to win their seats in Ottawa and their cushy benefits.

Canada Elections Act, economic recovery, economy, election, federal budget, federal election, HRinfodesk, pensions, politics, small and medium enterprises, small business, social programs, tax credits, tax cuts, time off to vote, voting, work-life balance

A recent survey on job attitudes

October 29, 2010 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Training and Development

I just read an interesting article that found only 44% were satisfied with their jobs, about 32% were somewhat satisfied and 24% were not very satisfied or not at all satisfied. That is a significant number of people (56%) who did not answer “very satisfied” about their jobs.

Absenteeism, competitiveness, economic recovery, employee health, employee turnover, Forum Research Inc., improving job satisfaction, Job performance, job satisfaction, Manufacturing, organizational behaviour, productivity, rewards, supervisor feedback, supportive conditions, the economy, working conditions, workplace survey, workplace trends