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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read April 9, 2021

Criminal records check requirement

Can an employer require a worker to complete a criminal records check (CRC) as a condition of employment? Is it a breach of the worker’s human rights if the employer dismisses him for refusing to complete a CRC? What if the employee has a previous criminal conviction?

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Business, Human Rights / criminal records checks, Dismissal, employment law, performance issues, prohibited grounds of discrimination

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read December 19, 2013

Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the recent federal budget legislation that passed third reading in the house of commons; how the use of prescribed marijuana by employees creates new questions for Canadian employers; and managing performance issues to avoid constructive dismissal claims.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy, Union Relations / budget legislation, canadian employment law, change in a fundamental term or condition of employment, collective agreement, Collective Bargaining, constructive dismissal, employment contract, employment law, HRinfodesk, impairment in the workplace, Labour Law, managing performance issues, Newsletter, performance issues, prescribed marijuana, terms and conditions of employment

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read August 21, 2013

Termination of a probationary employee was neither arbitrary nor discriminatory

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court just quashed the grievance settlement board's decision that a probationary employee's termination was arbitrary and discriminatory and granted the application for judicial review. The evidence was clear that the employer's decision to terminate the probationary employee was neither arbitrary nor discriminatory. In fact, the decision to terminate came after numerous reviews of the employee's work and conversations about performance concerns.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Union Relations / canadian employment law, concerns about performance, discrimination, discriminatory, documentation, employment law, grievance settlement, HR Law, important to document any performance issues, Job performance, judicial review, Labour Law, Mental illness, performance issues, performance reviews, probabtionary employee, probationary period, reasons for dismissal, standard of review, termination, Termination of a probationary employee, terminations

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