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By Achkar Law | 3 Minutes Read April 23, 2021

Work from home policy in the era of COVID-19

working remotelyConsidering Ontario’s ongoing shutdowns of non-essential businesses and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has become common across the province and beyond. Work from home has taken off in many businesses that have never attempted to implement a work from home policy previously.

Article by Achkar Law / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / COVID-19, disciplinary action, discrimination, employment law, remote work, work from home, work from home policy, work performance

By Michele Glassford | 2 Minutes Read June 17, 2015

Workplace disclosure of disabilities

Human Resources PolicyProThe tragedy of the ill-fated Germanwings flight in March, and speculation about the reasons why the co-pilot may have intentionally crashed the airplane, has raised troubling issues for employers. Amid speculation that the co-pilot may have been depressed and suicidal, and may even have obtained a doctor’s note to not report for work on the fated day, many in the media and around the water cooler have wondered, “How did the employer not know?”

Article by Michele Glassford / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / disability in the workplace, disclose a disability, duty to accommodate employees with disabilities, employment law, Human Resources Policy Pro, ill-fated Germanwings flight, Mental illness, work performance, Workplace Accommodation on the Basis of Disability

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read August 12, 2011

High achievers = high anxieties in the workplace

Is there an overachiever at your workplace? Do you have trouble understanding and working with them? High achievers, sometimes known as workaholics, have been found to be secretly plagued by fears and self-doubts and prone to resist change. Though it is important to be hard-working and have a drive to achieve in order to be successful, it can get out of control.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations / burnout, employee relations, high achiever, high expectations, How to Manage Overachievers, HR, leadership, learning, management, overachiever, performance, work performance, workaholic

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