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By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read August 16, 2016

Bore out: Workplace boredom and employer liability

Despite workplace boredom being a mundane reality of some working lives, it may also be the catalyst for more serious workplace concerns. At the extreme, in limited circumstances, boredom could even form the basis for constructive dismissal.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / banishment rooms, bore out, breach of contract, constructive dismissal, employee absenteeism, Employee illness, Employer liability, employment law, employment relationship, loss of workplace productivity, occupational health and safety act, punitive damages, safe and healthy work environment, unhealthy workforce, workplace boredom

By Stringer LLP | 4 Minutes Read August 25, 2014

How to avoid employer liability under Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation

Your employee is on Facebook over her lunch break, when she notices that her friend’s brother is the President of a start-up that could likely use your company’s services. She retrieves his email address from Facebook and sends him an email from her company email account, looking to arrange a coffee meeting to catch up and perhaps talk business. This scenario is one of many vulnerabilities facing Canadian employers since the coming into force of the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation

Article by Stringer LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Privacy / Anti-spam, Business, Canadian anti-spam legislation, CEMs, civil litigation, commercial electronic messages, company email account, consent, Consent must be explicit, contact information, distribution list, electronic business communications not consented to by their recipient, electronic communications, email, Employer liability, employment law, marketing, mass email marketing, opt-in, opt-out, penalties and civil liability, social media platforms, spam, unsubscribe link requirement

By Marcia Scheffler | 3 Minutes Read July 21, 2014

Employer-sponsored events: Beware of summer BBQ blunders

So don’t get me wrong, I love staff picnics and BBQs as much as anyone and think they are a great opportunity for staff to bond outside of their regular departments and duties.  In fact as HR it is often both my responsibility and pleasure to help plan these events for my organization!  However when you start to think about what can go wrong from an employer responsibility perspective rather than an employee engagement perspective; you begin to wonder if the prospective summer BBQ will balloon into a colossal blunder.

Article by Marcia Scheffler / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / assess risk of accidents, employee BBQ, employee engagement, employee picnic, Employer liability, employment law, mitigating risk, risk assessment, staff BBQ, staff picnic, team building, team building activities, workplace harassment and discrimination, workplace risk assessments

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