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Have you heard? Our annual Ontario Employment Law Conference is next week

June 3, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Conferences, Human Resources, Payroll

You’ve probably already heard about the Ontario Employment Law Conference coming up on June 10—that’s next Tuesday!—but have you registered yet?

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Is there any value in a Master of Business Administration degree?

May 31, 2013 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation

There has been some discussion around the web lately as to what the real value of a Master of Business Administration is: one Wall Street Journal author told the story of a 36-year-old University of Louisville MBA grad Steve Vonderweidt who is still working as an administrator at a social services agency, almost a year after graduating. With over $75,000 in student-loan debt and facing stiff competition from the highest number of fellow grads ever, Vonderweidt questioned whether the Master’s program was really worth it.

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The pros and cons of unpaid internships: a 360° perspective

July 24, 2012 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development, Wages and Compensation

A closer look at the economic effect of unpaid internships on employers and interns themselves.

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Can employers protect business contacts acquired by employees’ use of social media?

July 15, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Consider this: you have encouraged your employee to use online social media during work time to build professional contacts to grow your business. The employee goes ahead and invests time during the workday visiting sites like Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook. This strategy proves to be positive; the contacts have been part of the business growth you have experienced. Then, your employee wants to leave the company and move on to another job. Can you, as the employer, ask for the contact information the employee accumulated during his or her employment?

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