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Should we let employees use ChatGPT?

Using AI tools in the workplace is no longer new, but few tools will compare to the impact ChatGPT is currently making. This tool is a powerful program that will no doubt change our writing workflows across the board. 

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Application dismissed: challenges in the workplace and performance management constitute credible non-discriminatory explanation for termination

In Yan v 30 Forensic Engineering Inc., 2022 HRTO 649, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) dismissed allegations of discrimination and harassment with respect to employment because of race, place of origin, sex, marital status, age, disability, and reprisal, contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c.H. 19 (the “Code”).

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When the board insists on a list of the top risks

What should a CRO or CAE do if the board insists they still want a list of “top risks” plotted on a color risk profile; and soundly reject the ISO view “risk” is “effect of uncertainty on objectives”, and COSO position “risk” is “the possibility that events will occur and affect the achievement of strategy and business objectives.”

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