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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minute Read February 14, 2019

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the length of the notice period, reasonable grounds for dismissal and mandatory JHSC training moving online.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Payroll / Dismissal, dismissal without notice, employment law, joint health and safety committee, Notice periods, termination of employment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read June 15, 2016

Combatting sexual harassment in the workplace: Formal measures required by September 2016

As we wrote about late last year, the Government of Ontario has moved forward with its plan to address sexual violence and harassment. Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2015, received Royal Assent...

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / Bill 132, employment law, joint health and safety committee, occupational health and safety act, sexual harassment in the workplace, Sexual violence, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, workplace harassment, workplace harassment policies

By Stringer LLP | 7 Minutes Read April 6, 2016

No room left for doubt: Ontario introduces new workplace harassment obligations #learnthelatest

ontario-employment-law-conference-2016-blog-image-300x285Workplace harassment has been at the forefront of labour and employment law over the past several years, particularly in relation to the employer’s duty to investigate.  The trend continues with the Ontario Government’s recent introduction of Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2016. Bill 132 amends various pieces of legislation including the workplace harassment provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”).

Bill 132 fills in the gaps left by its predecessor, Bill 168. The existing workplace harassment provisions of the OHSA were a result of the Bill 168 amendments in 2010. Most of the Bill 168 requirements pertained to workplace violence. Although Bill 168 also imposed some requirements with respect to workplace harassment, these were much more limited in scope. Bill 168 required employers to put in place policies with respect to workplace harassment that include … Continue reading “No room left for doubt: Ontario introduces new workplace harassment obligations #learnthelatest”

Article by Stringer LLP / Administration, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / #Learnthelatest, 17th Annual Ontario Employment Law Conference, duty to investigate under the OHSA, employment law, harassment allegations, joint health and safety committee, legitimate exercise of managerial authority, occupational health and safety act, perils of a faulty investigation, sexual harassment, sexual violence and harassment, Sexual Violence and Harassment Plan Act, workplace harassment, workplace harassment investigations, workplace harassment policy and procedures, workplace violence

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