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By SpringLaw | 3 Minutes Read May 10, 2023

Employers: Limit your liability by ensuring recruitment doesn’t become inducement

When an employer finds a perfect candidate to recruit, it’s important to consider whether and to what extent their current employment situation could impact termination costs in the event of a future termination without cause.

Article by SpringLaw / Business, Employment Standards / common law notice period, Due diligence, employment contracts, employment law, inducement, recruitment, termination Leave a Comment

By Nicole Simes, Simes Law | 5 Minutes Read May 9, 2023

Investigating workplace harassment

As Ontario employers are aware, the Occupational Health and Safety Act sets out the obligations of employers when it comes to workplace safety. OHSA contains specific provisions which deal with how employers must deal with workplace violence and harassment, including a mandatory investigation provision for workplace harassment.

Article by Nicole Simes, Simes Law / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / employee complaint, employment law, incidents and complaints, investigation, termination, workplace harassment, workplace harassment policy, workplace violence Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read April 26, 2023

An arbitrator rules on the legality of administrative suspensions without pay for investigations in collective labour relations contexts and zero-tolerance alcohol policies for employees in high-risk positions

The decision of arbitrator Pierre Laplante in the case of Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, section locale 4333 et Services de quai Fagen inc contains several passages of interest to employers with unionized workplaces, including on the right to proceed with an administrative suspension without pay for the purpose of an investigation, the starting point for the imposition of a disciplinary measure, and the binding nature for the arbitration tribunal of a zero tolerance policy with respect to alcohol and drug use for employees in high-risk positions.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Union Relations / administrative suspensions, alcohol policy, collective agreement, Collective Bargaining, duty to accommodate, employment law, grievance, Labour Law, labour relations, termination, workplace investigation, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

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