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By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read January 21, 2020

Are employees “off-ramping” from your organization?

We live in an age of increased workplace stress (not to mention societal stress in the form of newspaper headlines), and burnout has now been recognized in the International Classification of Diseases as an occupational phenomenon.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / employee burnout, employee productivity, employment law, flexible work arrangements, flexible work hours, flexible work schedules, mental health in the workplace, off-ramping, supportive workplace environment, work-life balance, workplace stress

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 4 Minutes Read December 6, 2019

Flexibility does not create new terms of employment

Earlier this year, the Ontario Divisional Court upheld a decision which confirmed that an employer’s occasional flexibility with regard to an employee’s hours of work did not displace the employer’s right to enforce the agreed upon hours at a later time.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / Attendance policy, duty to accommodate, duty to accommodate family status, employment law, family status, flexible work arrangements, flexible work hours, hours of work

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 8 Minutes Read May 1, 2019

What is the right to disconnect, and does it apply in Canada?

The right to disconnect refers to employees’ ability to disconnect from work and not engage in work-related communications while they are off-duty.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / digital communications, digital overload, employment law, flexible work arrangements, flexible work hours, technology, worker burnout

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