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By Belle Yuan, HR consultant, Strategywise HR | 6 Minutes Read December 6, 2022

You’ve got a harassment complaint, so what now?

These days, allegations of “harassment” or “bullying” can make people tense up very quickly. Understandably so as reputations are at stake and missteps can be costly – like, in the landmark case of Boucher v. Walmart Canada Corp where the retailer was ordered to pay damages totalling $410,000 plus 20 weeks’ salary for conducting a shoddy in-house investigation following allegations of workplace bullying and harassment.

Article by Belle Yuan, HR consultant, Strategywise HR / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / bullying, employment law, harassment, harassment complaint, investigation, mental health, workplace harassment, workplace harassment policy, workplace violence policy Leave a Comment

By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 4 Minutes Read December 17, 2017

Municipal Integrity Commissioners and Workplace Investigators: Who does what when council members are accused of harassment?

Bill 68, the Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017, received Royal Assent on May 30, 2017. One of the biggest changes introduced by the Bill is the requirement that all municipalities in Ontario have a Code of Conduct and either appoint an Integrity Commissioner, or make arrangements for the Commissioner of another municipality to fulfill the relevant duties.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights / code of conduct, duty to investigate harassment complaints, employment law, harassment complaint, Integrity Commissioner, internal complaint process, municipal workplace harassment investigations, workplace harassment

By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 2 Minutes Read March 10, 2017

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds award of $60,000 in moral damages

In a recent case, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a substantial award of moral damages to an employee subjected to long–term sexual harassment, after she made a formal complaint to her manager.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / employee terminated, employment law, harassment complaint, moral damages, sexual harassment, worker terminated

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