Job abandonment

Family status: The employee’s obligation under “the Code”

March 22, 2017 Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights

The recent decision of Misetich v. Value Village Stores Inc. reaffirms that family status accommodation under the Human Rights Code is a joint obligation, involving both the employee and employer.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

September 24, 2015 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with 2016 payroll rates and salary increases as well as the topic of Job abandonment and unauthorized absence.

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Making your employee handbook enforceable

March 26, 2012 Andrew Taillon Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

A regular issue for employers is whether the provisions in their employee handbook are enforceable in the same manner as an employment contract. Many employers are surprised to find that they are not…

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Employer’s duty to accommodate an employee’s illness

July 20, 2010 Earl Altman Human Resources, Human Rights

I am often asked by HR Managers and other supervisory personnel how long an employee can be off work due to illness before he is deemed to have abandoned his position. Many HR people question whether they have to retain the opening indefinitely where there is no reliable prediction as to when an employee will return to work. The issue is important in that…

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