It is well established in Canadian law that terminating an employee because she is pregnant is discriminatory. Since only women can get pregnant, discrimin...
When misconduct occurs, you should typically investigate the incident. Investigations are often necessary in cases of serious misconduct, such as alleged w...
Contract law is based on three basic principles. To form a contract, you need (1) an offer, (2) acceptance, and (3) consideration. Without these three prin...
The educational field requires employees who can work well with children and always have the children's safety in mind. Therefore, when an employee is accu...
Workplace investigations can be difficult. In certain cases, an investigator may need to speak with many witnesses and meet with the complainant and the re...
In Ontario, if an employer terminates an employee, they must provide the employee with notice or pay in lieu of notice and potentially severance pay (depen...
The Canada Labour Code (CLC) covers all federally regulated employees, excluding managers. The CLC has provisions on the rights of unionized employees, but...
The 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...
When 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...
It 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...
