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By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 2 Minutes Read November 6, 2017

Social impact bonds – investing in communities

Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are an innovative way for organizations to practice Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). Canada joins other jurisdictions like the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, in investing in SIBs.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / employment prospects, income tax, Investing, investments, Investors, job market, ministry of education, Private sector, qualified service delivery agency, Saskatchewan Education Ministry, SIB pilot projects, Social impact bonds, social problem, Socially Responsible Investing, taxes, taxpayers

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read January 10, 2014

Can employers publicize terminations via social media? Dallas’ police chief says yes

In the name of transparency and building public confidence in the local police force, Dallas police chief David O. Brown has begun posting announcements of staff terminations and demotions on the social networking services Twitter and Facebook. Chief Brown is surely blazing a trail with the controversial practice, but it remains to be seen whether others will follow—or if it's even legal...

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / access to information, bad faith, bad faith dismissal, bad faith in the employer's conduct, bad faith in the matter of the dismissal, bad faith termination, compliance with privacy legislation, consent, Dallas, Dallas police chief, David O. Brown, discipline, discipline for misconduct, disclosure controls and procedures, disclosure of personal information, employee discipline, Employee privacy rights, Employee records, employee’s consent, employment law, facebook, Facebook firing, financial crisis, fraud, freedom of information request, improper disclosure of confidential information, personal information, police, police chief, police misconduct, privacy, privacy legislation, Private sector, public confidence, public disclosure, public sector, public trust, radical transparency, recession, reputation, right to privacy, termination, to serve and protect, transparency, twitter

By Stringer LLP | 5 Minutes Read December 4, 2013

AODA compliance deadlines for January 2014 are quickly approaching

Most employers are aware of their obligations under the Customer Service Standard of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”). However, many employers are not aware of the upcoming requirements under the AODA Integrated Accessibility Standard.

Article by Stringer LLP / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Human Rights / accessibility, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accessibility plan, Accessibility Policy, AODA, AODA compliance deadlines for January 2014, employment law, Integrated Accessibility Standard, person with disabilities, Private sector, public sector, Self-Serve Kiosks, web accessibility, website

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