By: Jeremy Schwartz and Amanda Boyce Bring your current workplace policy manuals and laptops. This practical seminar includes a hands-on…
Jeremy D. Schwartz
Do you have a policy prohibiting your employees from smoking when they drive alone in a company vehicle? If not,…
In Ontario, employers who dismiss employees for just cause often have an uphill battle. Just cause is a high standard,…
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision dealt a blow to employers’ ability to credit employee mitigation efforts and income…
By Landon Young and Amanda Boyce Recent Canadian jurisprudence has been quite unfavourable on the issue of liability for bonuses…
Employers are often faced with the galling choice between asserting just cause for termination, and paying potentially large sums of…
The Ontario Superior Court recently recognized a new tort that would allow employees to sue their employers for harassment in…
When must a dismissed employee accept an offer of alternate employment with their employer? In some circumstances, employees will be…
It may seem fairly obvious when a worker breaks her leg “in the course of employment”. However, injuries and illnesses…
Although the final report from The Changing Workplaces Review is not expected until later this year, the Ontario New Democratic Party (“NDP”)…