There are times when one employee can act so improperly as to cause the harassment and/or departure of another employee. These situations are often referred to as an employee going “rogue”. …
Bill 113, Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015 (the “Act”) will come into effect in Ontario on November 1, 2018. The Act will standardize the process for conducting police record…
Given the upcoming changes to Canadian law to allow for the legal use of recreational marijuana, serious questions about the implications of marijuana in the workplace are beginning to surface.…
A lot is said in an interview, and sometimes it can come back to bite an employer. A recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal shows the potential…
Modern testing techniques mean that it is possible for individuals to access highly intimate data about not just their current medical condition but their underlying genetic condition. This has raised…
Over the last year, courts in Ontario have provided two important decisions regarding the consequences for providing negative references. These are important decisions for employment law in both Ontario and…
Ontario Court of Appeal reminds employers of the importance of well drafted contracts The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd., 2017 ONCA 284 has reminded…
In early 2017, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge awarded damages of $46,000.000 to a Burger King franchise employee with twenty-four years of service whose employment was terminated for cause…
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd. has confirmed that a termination provision in an employment contract that could breach Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) in the future –…
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