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Being proactive with employee absences

When running a company, it’s unavoidable that your employees will require a leave of absence from time-to-time. This is the same for a small family-run business, or a multi-billion dollar company. Absence management can prove to be tricky; it isn’t just a case of when staff are absent and how many.

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When is a job considered abandoned?

When will an employee be found to have abandoned their employment? In the recent decision of Hettrick v Triple F Paving, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dealt with this oft-asked question.

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Proposed domestic violence leave of absence in Newfoundland and Labrador would take effect January 1, 2019

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.

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