sexual assault and harassment

Top employment law cases of the 2010s

December 19, 2019 Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Wages and Compensation, 0

In order of appearance, from newest to oldest, here are the employment law cases that shaped Ontario and to some extent every jurisdiction in Canada in the 2010s:

bad faith in the employer's conduct, employment law, executive compensation, foreign arbitration clauses, incentive compensation plans, sexual assault and harassment, statutory termination pay, summary judgement, termination, Termination clause

There’s a tidal shift happening in human rights – Are employers ready?

June 20, 2018 Piccolo Heath LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits

The intolerance brought on by the #MeToo movement is being mirrored in Human Rights Tribunal decisions across the country as awards for damages relating to sexual harassment show an upward trend. There are also other changes brewing in human rights law, particularly in Ontario. A recent decision on age discrimination and benefit coverage may require significant amendments to employer benefit plans and resulting costs to employers.

#metoo, #MeToo movement, A.B. v. Joe Singer Shoes Limited, age discrimination, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, benefit coverage, discrimination and harassment, employment law, G.M. v X Tattoo Parlour, human rights, sexual assault, sexual assault and harassment

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

February 11, 2016 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with employer vicarious liability for employee misconduct; reasonable notice and the failure to mitigate; and, the legal definition of “immediate family” for the purpose of bereavement leave.

Bardal Factors, bereavement leave, Definition of bereavement leave, duty to mitigate, employee failed to mitigate his damages, employee misconduct, Employer vicariously liable, employment law, human rights code, notice period, reasonable notice, sexual assault and harassment, vicarious liability, wrongful dismissal