Author Profile: Cameron Hilker
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What could happen if an employee is unjustly dismissed under the Canada Labour Code
6/27/2024The Canada Labour Code (CLC) covers all federally regulated employees, excluding managers. The CLC has provisions on the rights of unionized employees, but...
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Employee faces the consequences for failing to accept a job offer for a comparable position
6/20/2024The principle behind common law notice, or pay in lieu of notice, is that it is meant to provide enough time and/or money for an employee to find an altern...
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First Nation Successfully Defends a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Complaint
6/11/2024When employees leave the workplace angry you are more likely to hear from a lawyer with a demand letter. Employees are more likely to call our office, afte...
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Ontario’s Court of Appeal clarifies that medical evidence is not always necessary
5/30/2024It is often assumed that employees need medical documents to establish that they are suffering from something if they seek to claim a right from their empl...
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An extreme case of sexual harassment and retaliation costs an employer over $270,000
5/17/2024Under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, workplace sexual harassment is defined as “engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct aga...
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Employers should be careful when publicly posting jobs in Ontario
4/30/2024Recently, Bill 149, also known as the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, received royal accent, making changes to the Employment Standards Act. Therefore,...
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Employers can terminate an employee who bullies workplace colleagues
4/16/2024We often think of bullying as something restricted to the schoolyard. However, workplace bullying does occur. It is not restricted to a type of work or cau...
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Employee who was discriminated based on gender identity and expression is awarded $18,000
4/8/2024Both Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act protect employees from discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression. Th...
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AI cannot replace an employment lawyer
3/28/2024AI cannot replace an employment lawyer Online, there is a bunch of recent discussions about Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is not new. It has been aroun...
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A poor termination clause for a fixed-term contract costs an employer over $150,000
3/20/2024In Ontario, courts are carefully scrutinizing termination clauses in employment contracts. Based on recent cases, if even one part of a termination clause ...
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