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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read June 29, 2016

Mandatory work experience programs for all Ontario students

On Thursday June 23, 2016, the Ontario government announced that they are considering mandatory work experience programs for all high school, college and university students.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Union Relations / accessible workforce, education and training, education system, employable skills, future job needs, highly skilled workforce, HR data, HR metrics, labour market, Mandatory work experience programs, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, Occupations, Planning and Partnership Table, staffing, talent management, work experience programs, workforce, workplace

By Spring Law | 3 Minutes Read May 11, 2016

Employees, corporate transactions and the entrepreneur

An entrepreneur’s workforce grows either through fresh hires or through the acquisition of companies that bring along new employees.  Whether your organization is a large multi-national in a complex mergers and acquisitions (M;&A) transaction or a start-up looking to acquire a 2-person corporation with a new development line or skill set, the employment law implications are complex, yet largely the same.

Article by Spring Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / asset transaction, business transaction, buying assets or shares, communications, continuous employment, Due diligence, employee morale, employment contract, employment law, entrepreneurs, Mergers and acquisitions, negotiations with a seller, sale of business, share transaction, successor employer, terms of employment, workforce, wrongful dismissal

By Alison J. Bird | 2 Minutes Read August 11, 2014

The older job applicant: Human Rights considerations

The number of workers over the age of 65 has significantly increased in recent years, and a survey by Towers Watson found that one-third of all respondents and 42 percent of older workers have decided to delay retirement. This aging workforce demographic means that not only are there more older workers remaining in their employment, but also that there are many older workers seeking new employment.

Article by Alison J. Bird / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / age discrimination, aging workforce demographic, be careful not to discriminate against an applicant on the basis of age, date of birth on the application form, employment law, Human Rights considerations, job applicant, job applicant’s date of birth can trigger human rights liability, many older workers seeking new employment, older job applicant, older workers, older workers have decided to delay retirement, Ontario human rights commission, retirement, Statistics Canada, Towers Watson, workers over the age of 65, workforce

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