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November 6, 2019 Rubin Thomlinson LLP Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Training and Development,
A recent Human Rights Tribunal decision demonstrates that the short-term financial costs of an external investigation might also be balanced out by long-term financial savings.
discrimination, employment law, harassment, human rights, human rights damages, Workplace Assessments, Workplace discrimination, workplace investigations
July 12, 2019 Rubin Thomlinson LLP Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Training and Development,
Whether advocating for a client before the Human Rights Tribunal, drafting a Respect at Work Policy or assisting a client with engaging a workplace investigator, many lawyers are familiar with providing advice about harassment at work, but how many of us have thought about harassment in our own workplaces?
bullying, discrimination, employment law, harassment, harassment and bullying, racial discrimination
April 18, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Government Budgets, Throne Speeches and Plans, Human Resources, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting,
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the 2019 Federal Budget and the tax changes of interest to employers and employees, the elimination of MSP premiums in BC and a look at a case recently in front of the Ontario Court of Appeal regarding the tort of harassment.
2019 Federal Budget, harassment, Medical Services Plan
March 12, 2019 Piccolo Heath LLP Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring,
In January, Variety reported about the new position of John Lasseter, the former Pixar head of animation who was the subject of a workplace harassment complaints from Pixar staffers.
employment contract, employment law, harassment, harassment in the workplace, recruiting and hiring, sexual harassment, termination for just cause
December 19, 2018 Stringer LLP Employee Relations, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Penalties and Fines,
The case discussed in this article is both an encouraging sign for employers who are victims of employee theft, as well as a warning.
bullying, embezzlement, employment law, harassment, Limitations Act, separation agreement, theft
December 3, 2018 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights
Several provinces have created or are beginning to add a statutory domestic violence leave of absence to their employment standards legislation, including Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In Newfoundland and Labrador Bill 32 amends the Labour Standards Act to establish such a leave.
domestic violence leave, employment law, harassment, job-protected leaves, leave of absence, violence
November 26, 2018 Sean Bawden Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights
Can an employee sue her employer if she is the victim of sexual assault at work by a co-worker? The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal says no once again, “not if the employee is entitled to WSIB benefits.”
employment law, harassment, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual harassment in the workplace
November 23, 2018 Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights
In Canada, a requirement to conduct a workplace investigation is triggered in case of harassment, sexual harassment or violence. What then is required of such a workplace investigation? In short, a “reasonable” investigation is required.
employment law, harassment, sexual harassment, violence at work, violence in the workplace, workplace investigation
August 14, 2018 Devan Marr Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Training and Development
Several factors worked against the employer in this case of just cause termination, but most significantly was the lack of robust written policies and procedures on discipline and proper employee training on harassment.
employee training, harassment, just cause dismissal, Just cause termination, sexual harassment, termination, workplace policies
August 2, 2018 Ava Z Moradi, JD Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll
Is there any legislation that dictates who may or may not be hired as a third party investigator?
employment law, harassment, sexual harassment, third-party investigator, workplace harassment
July 3, 2018 Employer Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Training and Development
This blog provides a summary of some of the key changes to the Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Code relating to joint work site health and safety committees, health and safety representatives, harassment and violence.
Alberta Human Rights Act, Alberta OHS, harassment, hazard assessment, Health and safety inspection, Health and safety policies, health and safety representative, HSR, investigating incidents, joint work site health and safety committee, JWSHSC, occupational health and safety, occupational health and safety act, Occupational Health and Safety Code, Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, OHSA, reporting incidents, violence, violence and harassment, violence and harassment prevention plan, violence and harassment prevention training, violence hazard assessment, violence prevention plan, violence prevention procedure, Workplace inspection
April 25, 2018 Rubin Thomlinson LLP Human Resources, Human Rights, Penalties and Fines
A recent case from British Columbia, Wells v. Langley Senior Resources Society, is a useful example of how an employer should not handle workplace harassment.
chronic mental stress, employment law, harassment, mental stress, prohibited grounds of discrimination, stress-related illness, workplace harassment, workplace harassment policy
April 4, 2018 Employer Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights
In British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62, the Supreme Court of Canada considered the scope of section 13(1) of BC’s Human Rights Code, which concerns discrimination “regarding employment or any term or condition of employment.”
discrimination, employment law, harassment, place of origin, prohibited grounds of discrimination, religion, sexual orientation, Workplace discrimination
January 5, 2018 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights
In British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that human rights legislation is to be interpreted broadly and purposively and specifically found that the protection against workplace harassment is not limited to conduct perpetrated by an individual’s employer or co-worker. This decision will have significant implications for employers and employees alike.
all workplace harassment is protected, employment law, employment relationship, harassment, human rights, workplace harassment
January 3, 2018 Employer Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Training and Development, Uncategorized
A recent decision from the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench supports that an employee’s use of his work phone to secretly record meetings with management may support an employer’s decision to terminate for just cause.
anti-harassment policies, breach of confidentiality, employee complaints, employment law, harassment, harassment in the workplace, just cause for dismissal, privacy, termination, termination for cause