Double Check The Provisions Before You Sign A Fixed-Term Employment Contract
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a fixed-term employment contract that does not include a legally enforceable termination...
Can You Successfully Sue An Employee For Losses Arising From Not Backing Up Data?
The short answer to whether you can successfully sue an employee or former employee for losses that arise from the employee's failure to...
What Exactly Is Probationary Employment?
Some legal terms, like "probationary employment" seem so basic that one presumes everyone knows what the term means. However, a recent...
No Obligation For Employer To Accommodate Employee's Personal Interests
For the most part,* an employer is not obligated to accommodate an employee's personal interests or commitments when setting a work...
Is Refusing to Accommodate An Employee's Breastfeeding Schedule Discrimination On The Basis Of F
Is an employer obligated to accommodate the breastfeeding schedule of an employee or, if it fails to do so, has it discriminated against...
Tips to Avoid Holiday Party Pitfalls
The annual Holiday party can be career enhancing or career damaging. Getting together with co-workers, management and their significant...
One Of These Terms Is Not Like The Other - Offer Letter vs. Employment Agreement
The interview process appears to go well and negotiations for potential employment progress. Eventually the employer sends out an offer...
Pocket-Dial Bites Employee in the *** and Results in Termination
Beware the butt-dial! The pesky ability of your phone to dial or redial can come back to haunt you. A recent Alberta case which upheld...
Ouch! Bully Tactics Cost Employer $100,000 In Punitive Damages.
Relationships end. When they do, it is best to end them kindly and walk away. Recently, an employer experienced the high cost of ending...
Is Refusing An Offer of Re-Employment Failure to Mitigate Damages?
If an employee is terminated and subsequently receives an offer of re-employment from the terminating employer, is s/he obligated to take...