First Reference Talks

Introducing our newest guest bloggers: Jean-Pierre A. Laporte, Sara Forte and Jeff Dutton

January 12, 2017 Cristina Lavecchia Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre A. Laporte, Sara Forte and Jeff Dutton will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Blogging, Dutton Employment Law, employment law, First Reference Talks, Forte Law Corporation, Jean-Pierre A. Laporte, Jeff Dutton, Sara Forte

Introducing our newest guest blogger: Deveen Hunter

August 24, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Deveen Hunter M.Sc., CAPM, CHRL will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Blogging, Deveen Hunter, employment law, First Reference Talks

Introducing our newest guest blogger: Ann Barrow

August 16, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Ann Barrow, licensed paralegal, will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Ann Barrow, Blogging, employment law, First Reference Talks

Introducing our newest guest blogger: De Bousquet Professional Corporation

June 29, 2016 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that the law firm De Bousquet Professional Corporation will be blogging regularly on First Reference Talks!

Blogging, De Bousquet PC, De Bousquet Professional Corporation, employment law, First Reference Talks, Jean-Alexandre De Bousquet

Introducing our newest guest blogger: Rubin Thomlinson LLP

May 5, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that the employment law firm Rubin Thomlinson LLP will be blogging on First Reference Talks! Rubin Thomlinson is a Toronto-based employment law firm dedicated to finding optimal legal solutions to challenging workplace issues.

employment law, First Reference Talks, HR blogs, Labour Law, Rubin Thomlinson LLP, termination, workplace harassment, workplace human rights

Introducing our newest guest blogger Lisa Stam from Koldorf Stam LLP

December 22, 2015 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Union Relations

We are very pleased to announce that Lisa Stam, Koldorf Stam LLP will be blogging on First Reference Talks starting in January 2016 on the impact, risks and opportunities of social media and technology issues in the workplace, including issues related to BYOD and the mobile workforce, workplace misconduct, privacy breaches, evidentiary weight of social media information, social media crisis management, cross-jurisdictional and global issues with social media, and general strategy on handling social media in business, among other employment and human rights related topics.

Blogger, employment law, First Reference Talks, Guest blogger, Koldorf Stam LLP, Lisa Stam, social media, technology, technology issues in the workplace

Introducing our newest guest blogger Beyond Rewards Inc.

October 8, 2015 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Training and Development

We are very pleased to announce that Beyond Rewards Inc. will be blogging on First Reference Talks.

AODA, Beyond Rewards Inc., Blogging, First Reference Talks, HR blogs, risk management, workplace training

Introducing our newest guest blogger Meghan Ferguson

January 3, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Human Resources

We are very pleased to announce that Meghan Ferguson from Devry Smith Frank LLP will be sharing her expertise with our readers on First Reference Talks. She will be covering issues surrounding employment and labour law, starting this month.

Devry Smith Frank LLP, employment law, First Reference Talks, Guest blogger, Labour Law, Meghan Ferguson

2013 Clawbies announced ― First Reference Talks is honoured to have won the Fodden award

December 31, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Human Resources, Payroll

The 2013 Clawbie Awards have been announced. First Reference Talks is honoured and humbled to have won the Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog. It is a huge compliment and appreciate the recognition…

2013 Clawbies, blog, blog authors, bloggers, canadian employment law, employment and labour law, employment law, First Reference Talks, Fodden award, Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog, HRblogs, Inside Internal Controls blog, Law blogs, Legal blogs

Public holiday reminders, season’s greetings and holiday break

December 20, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

The team at First Reference Inc. and First Reference Talks blog wishes everyone a very Happy Holiday Season and all the best for the New Year! / L’Équipe de La Référence et du billet First Reference Talks vous souhaite de belles fêtes et une bonne et heureuse année. In addition, we would like to remind you of the three public/statutory holidays…

Bank Holiday, Boxing Day, canadian employment law, Christmas Day, donation, employment law, First reference, First Reference Talks, holiday break, holiday season, HRinfodesk, January 2, La Reference, New Years Day, non-profit, Public Holiday, Public Holiday Pay, public holidays, season's greetings, Statutory Holiday, statutory holidays, The Human Resources Advisor, Worldreader

McCarthy Tétrault Employer Advisor blog collaboration with First Reference Talks

May 23, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Announcements and Administration, Human Resources, Payroll

First Reference Talks is proud to announce that we are collaborating with McCarthy Tétrault Employer Advisor blog so that once a month we can present one of their excellent posts.

British Columbia, Employer Advisor blog, employment law, First Reference Talks, Labour Law, Law blogs, McCarthy Tétrault, ontario