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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: 2017 CPP contribution rates; the topic of an employee's failure to mitigate their wrongful dismissal damages; and a case regarding an employee's termination for just cause after claims of sexual harassment in the workplace.

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OHSA workplace harassment amendments to take effect September 8, 2016: Are you ready?

"Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling, because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC complained about Jian Ghomeshi and was ignored or when an employee at the TO2015 Pan American games complained about David Peterson and her complaint was allegedly not taken seriously. Here are three questions to consider when someone makes a harassment complaint.

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Apology for workplace sexual harassment

It was recently reported in the media that after signing a peace bond, Jian Ghomeshi apologized in court on May 11, 2016, for his “sexually inappropriate conduct” towards a former co-worker who accused him of sexually assaulting her. Following the apology, the Crown withdrew the criminal charge of sexual assault for which Ghomeshi was slated to stand trial on June 6, 2016.

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