Relocation

Not so constructive feedback: Employer’s unilateral changes result in constructive dismissal

June 18, 2018 Devan Marr Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

In Robinson v. H.J. Heinz Company of Canada LP, Stinson J. found that the Plaintiff, a long term employee of the Defendant, had been constructively dismissed when the Defendant progressively stripped responsibilities from her position after a merger.

common law damages, constructive dismissal, Relocation, termination, unilateral change of contract, unilateral decision of employer, wrongful dismissal

Refusing to relocate: Just cause for dismissal?

July 8, 2016 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

It is not uncommon for an organization to move their offices, or to “transfer” an employee from one location to another. Sometimes, the move is across the street, while other moves are across the country or farther. What happens if an employee refuses to relocate?

constructive dismissal, employee transfer, employment contract, employment law, just cause for dismissal, new terms of employment, office move, proper notice, Refusing to relocate, Relocation, repudiation of the employment contract, terms of employment, Transfers, unilateral and substantial changes

Accommodating disabled employees: Can an employee demand to work at a different workplace?

May 10, 2016 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Penalties and Fines, Standard for Employment, Training and Development, Union Relations

In a recent case, an adjudicator concluded that an employer failed to accommodate an employee on long-term disability who requested that she be permitted to work in a different work location than a co-worker for mental health reasons.

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodating disabled employees, accommodation plan, Disability, duty to accommodate, employment contract, employment law, individual accommodation plan, medical information, mental health, Relocation, Transfer

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May 10, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Union Relations

Beware of terminating long-term employees without proper notice The Ontario Superior Court of Justice decided that an employer terminated a 65-year-old long-term employee without the proper amount of notice or severance. As a result, the employer had to pay hefty damages, interest and costs awards. Entitlement to paid sick leave and termination pay denied The […]

employment contract, employment law, Entitlement, illness, Notice, Ontario Labour Relations, Relocation, sick leave, termination, work from home, wrongful dismissal

Family status – a ground of discrimination just like any other

February 4, 2011 Christina Catenacci Human Resources, Human Rights

Some recent cases make the message to employers very clear: employers cannot minimize or ignore requests for accommodation on the basis of family status. The requests must be treated in the same way as requests for accommodation based on any other protected ground in the human rights legislation.

accommodation, accommodation policy, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, CNR, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employment law, family status, parental obligations, Relocation, termination, undue hardship, wilful or reckless conduct