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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 4 Minutes Read January 24, 2014

Employers are wondering if they can ever require that an employee provide sick notes

“Bosses shouldn't ask sick workers for doctor’s notes: OMA”; that was the recent headline in the Toronto Star. The press release from the Ontario Media Association has prompted reactions ranging from confusion to controversy and outrage, and it has left employers wondering if they can ever require that an employee provide “sick notes”.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / absences from work, Absenteeism, attendance, canadian employment law, culpable absences, disability-related absences, disabled employee’s absences, discipline, doctors’ notes to justify absences from work, employees that abuse sick days, employers can always require medical documentation, Employers requiring doctors’ notes, Employers should not be abusive or harass employees, employment law, flu season, Human Resources Professionals Association, innocent or non-culpable absences, legitimacy of a medical absence, personal emergency leave, sick day, sick leaves, termination, time off work

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 5 Minutes Read February 27, 2013

Yahoo CEO tells employees: stop telecommuting

The news trending in the last couple of days is that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced, in an internal memo, that the company will no longer allow telecommuting. As a result, Yahoo employees with work-from-home arrangements will be required to work out from a company office. The memo was leaked by a very irked employee and sparked debate on the pros and cons of working from home.

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