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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 20, 2018

Update on overtime class actions in Canada

To avoid claims and payments for unpaid overtime, employers should consider methods to control overtime costs such as establishing overtime policies, overtime agreements, or averaging agreements, if permitted by applicable legislation.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Finance and Accounting, Payroll / averaging agreements, class action lawsuit, employee relations, employment standards, overtime, overtime agreements, overtime class actions, overtime legislation, settlements, statutory overtime provisions

By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 2 Minutes Read February 7, 2018

Measuring ethical culture

This presents a discussion on how to measure ethical culture.
ethical cultureI just read an interesting article by Scott Moritz of Protiviti. Measuring Ethical Culture – Tapping into Open Secrets is an easy read and covers the main points.
He suggests that employees are more likely than in previous years to answer a survey honestly, assuming that it can be answered anonymously.
I tend to agree, but caution that the willingness of employees to answer such a survey can be influenced by, among other things:

  • The culture of the various locations in which the company operates. In some locations, people are reluctant to respond at all, let alone honestly
  • Whether they trust the organization to treat their responses anonymously and not to retaliate
  • Whether they believe the responses will be assessed honestly
  • Whether they believe actions will be taken
  • Their prior experience
  • …and so on

I think there are other points … Continue reading “Measuring ethical culture”

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business / employee relations, Employee surveys, ethical culture, HR surveys

By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 3 Minutes Read January 15, 2018

Wal-Mart’s “deplorable” pre and post termination conduct results in a sizeable $750,000.00 moral and punitive damages award

Recently, in Galea v. Wal-Mart (2017 ONSC 245) the Ontario Superior Court released a decision in a wrongful termination matter involving a Wal-Mart Executive Gail Galea (“Galea”) and the “reprehensible” termination conduct of Wal-Mart. In addition to the usual wrongful termination damages such as salary, benefits, bonuses, etc., the Court awarded a whopping $750,000.00 in moral and punitive damages combined.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / contractual obligations, employee relations, employment law, Galea v. Wal-Mart, moral and punitive damages, punitive damages, terminations, workplace restructuring, wrongful dismissal

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