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By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read July 7, 2020

Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. – Is your termination clause still enforceable?

Almost all employers require new employees to sign an employment contract. And almost all employment contracts have a termination clause. And most of the termination clauses have a provision which states that the employer has the right to terminate an employee for just cause without notice. This case suggests most of these termination clauses are not enforceable.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment standards act, misconduct, Termination clause, termination with cause, Without cause termination Leave a Comment

By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 6 Minutes Read April 2, 2020

Starting an investigation when no one asked (or wanted) you to

Somewhere between going on an ill-advised “fishing expedition” and commencing a clearly defined investigation of a formal complaint, lies a grey area rife with uncertain legal obligations and sticky situations.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights / discrimination, employment law, investigation, misconduct, violence and harassment Leave a Comment

By Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® | 4 Minutes Read February 19, 2020

4 reasons why your organization isn’t seeing internal hotline reports

When it comes to effective internal whistleblower hotlines, silence is never a sign of success. It is usually a sign that the compliance program, and its internal reporting systems, are not resonating with employees and is therefore, not effective. In these cases, we have to ask ourselves why?

Article by Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® / Business / compliance officers, compliance programs, ethics and compliance, internal hotline, internal reporting systems, misconduct, reporting misconduct, speak-up culture, whistleblower Leave a Comment

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