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Give that back: Recovery of employer property post-dismissal
What happens when employers encounter intransigent former employees who refuse to return their property?
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4 minutes read
September 13, 2024 
Firing pregnant worker after 8 days’ employment proves costly for business owner
Read about a recent success at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in securing an award of almost $40,000 against a corporate respondent (and its owner) for firing a pregnant employee after 8 days of employment.
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Avoid the two-step dance when offering employment
ometimes, during the hiring process, an employer may opt to send an initial job offer and then, once accepted, follow up with a more detailed set of terms. This procedure, while seemingly innocuous, can prove to be high risk.
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Using arbitration clauses in employment agreements
In Ontario, where a dispute between an employer and an employee (or former employee) cannot be resolved informally – which is usually a more expedient and practical option – recourse to the courts is generally available.
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2024 legislative changes affecting Ontario-based employers
In this article, we highlight a few of the major changes announced in the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 and the 2024 Federal Budget and summarize how these may impact your organization.
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Employee time theft and employer remedies
“Time theft” describes situations where an employee is paid for time they knowingly misrepresent as having been worked. Time theft may take many different forms.
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Wrongful resignation: rarely worth the effort
Less well known is the corollary of wrongful dismissal: wrongful resignation. Just as employers are obligated to give notice prior to terminating the employment relationship, so too are workers.
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When are virtual termination meetings appropriate?
Virtual meetings, including virtual termination meetings, are here to stay. Thus, when ending the employment relationship, employers should aim to break the news in as sensible, respectful, and accessible setting as possible.
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When is a worker both an employee and a contractor?
Worker classification has become a major source of conflict in Canadian employment law. Most media attention in this regard has been given to classification disputes by gig workers (such as the case of whether Uber drivers are employees or contractors). But even outside of the gig economy, classification-related class actions against businesses of all types have been on the rise.
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5 minutes read
May 20, 2022