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By Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law | 2 Minutes Read October 19, 2018

What is undue hardship?

The right to accommodation at work in Canada is not absolute. Employers only have an obligation to accommodate disabled employees up to undue hardship and can therefore terminate or suspend disabled employees if the employee cannot be accommodated.

Article by Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / accommodation of a disability, employment law, suspension, termination, undue hardship

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 6 Minutes Read August 16, 2018

Q&A: Laying out progressive discipline in the employment contract

disciplineDoes progressive discipline need to be expressly written into the employment contract? If yes, do all steps need to be laid out in writing? Or is it on a case-by-case basis?

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations / Discipline policy, employment contract, employment law, just cause dismissal, progressive discipline, suspension, termination

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read July 31, 2015

Even long-term employees with a clean record can be handed a lengthy suspension when it is warranted

A recent Ontario Grievance Settlement Board case highlights the point that, even where employees are long-term and have a clean service record, they can still be subject to serious discipline if the circumstances are right.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Payroll, Union Relations / call centre, clean disciplinary record, clean discipline record, dicipline, Disciplinary measures, employment law, grievance, inappropriate call handling, Labour Law, lengthy suspension, long-term employees, misconduct, Ontario Grievance Settlement Board, progressive discipline, suspension, termination, union

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