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The agenda for the 2017 Ontario Employment Law Conference is now available

Join Stringer LLP and First Reference for the 2017 Ontario Employment Law ConferenceJoin Stringer LLP and First Reference at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation in Mississauga on June 20, 2017 at the Ontario Employment Law Conference to Learn the Latest® on the following topics from top Ontario employment law experts:

  • Jeremy Schwartz will discuss the increasingly important topic of structuring your work relationships with independent and dependent contractors and employees
  • Allison Taylor will talk us through where we are now with ESA-only termination clauses
  • Landon Young will offer a primer on resignations to answer the question, “When is it truly over?”
  • Jeffrey Murray will provide insight into what employers can expect from the Ministry of Labour’s “Changing Workplaces Review”
  • Ryan Conlin will shed light on what the increase in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder claims mean for you
  • Frank Portman will help you understand how to deal with medical marijuana in the workplace

Plus, you can take part in one of … Continue reading “The agenda for the 2017 Ontario Employment Law Conference is now available”

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No room left for doubt: Ontario introduces new workplace harassment obligations #learnthelatest

ontario-employment-law-conference-2016-blog-image-300x285Workplace harassment has been at the forefront of labour and employment law over the past several years, particularly in relation to the employer’s duty to investigate.  The trend continues with the Ontario Government’s recent introduction of Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2016. Bill 132 amends various pieces of legislation including the workplace harassment provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”).

Bill 132 fills in the gaps left by its predecessor, Bill 168. The existing workplace harassment provisions of the OHSA were a result of the Bill 168 amendments in 2010. Most of the Bill 168 requirements pertained to workplace violence. Although Bill 168 also imposed some requirements with respect to workplace harassment, these were much more limited in scope. Bill 168 required employers to put in place policies with respect to workplace harassment that include … Continue reading “No room left for doubt: Ontario introduces new workplace harassment obligations #learnthelatest”

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Is training a wise investment?

Valuable information can come from diverse sources. Consider this case I uncovered via the daily commuter newspaper: a female employee complained that a third-party service provider harassed her. The incident took place on the employer’s premises, but the alleged harasser was not employed directly by the employer. He was employed by the company that serviced the company’s office photocopiers...

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