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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 5 Minutes Read November 11, 2013

Cold and flu season has arrived ̶ Is your workplace prepared?

Cold and flu season has arrived. Cold and flu spread more easily in the cold winter months because they thrive in colder, less humid environments. Thus, between October and February of each year, virtually thousands of employees get sick with the cold and/or flu, and that translates into lost work time, reduced productivity and disruption of workplace operations. As we all know, the flu can wreak havoc in the workplace as it spreads very quickly. What can employers do to minimize the impact of colds and influenzas (flus) on the workplace?

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By Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA | 3 Minutes Read October 7, 2013

Can an employee request access to their personnel and payroll files?

In Canada, employees have the right to access information in their personnel and payroll files, provided that it does not interfere with another employee’s privacy rights.

Article by Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Privacy / access to information, accountability, accuracy, challenging compliance, compliance, consent, destroying information, disclosure and retention, employee access to information, Employee records, employment law, employment records, HR Law, identifying purpose, individual access, limited collection, limited use, openness, Payroll, payroll information, Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act, PIPEDA, policy, privacy practices, privacy principles, privacy rights, private sector privacy legislation, safeguards, substantially similar legislation

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read September 18, 2013

Navigating workplace harassment complaints

Since 2010 there has been confusion around the term “workplace harassment” in Ontario. Until that time, workplace harassment was generally limited to sexual, racial and 14 other types of harassment under the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code).

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / harassment complaints, human rights code, internal complaint process, no-discrimination policy, Occupational Health & Safety Act, ontario, policy, vexatious comment, workplace harassment, workplace investigation, workplace investigator

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