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Although nepotism may not be illegal per se, it poses serious concerns including a bad workplace culture at best and the creation of a toxic work environment at worst, poor employee morale, bad business practices and decision-making, conflicts of interest, and damage to an employer’s reputation.
Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation
I wrote recently about the landmark antitrust decision in which Google was found to be a monopolist who abused its power regarding general search and text advertising. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the court to impose sanctions against Google to ensure that Google can no longer monopolize the search engine market.
Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD
Workplace discrimination can take many forms and may include situations where an employee is the target of unintentional discriminatory behaviour informed by unconscious bias. Unconscious bias refers to social stereotypes about groups of people that individuals form outside of their own conscious awareness. While workplace investigations can play an important role in addressing discrimination, they […]
Vey Willetts LLP
In a competitive job market, many employers turn to implementing bonus programs or offering other fringe benefits like car allowances to attract and retain talented employees. However, employers are often surprised to learn that they may owe recently terminated employees ongoing bonus payments and other fringe benefit payments through the employee’s notice period. In this […]
SpringLaw
Following a termination, employees have an obligation to take reasonable steps to find other employment to minimize their wrongful dismissal damages. Asserting that an employee has failed to comply with their duty to mitigate is a strong tool for employers looking to reduce the amount of damages owed to an employee. However, demonstrating a failure […]
Simes Law
Employers often make the mistake of thinking that they can put an employee on a temporary layoff, so long as they respect the applicable employment standards provisions. To their dismay, they are then served with a constructive dismissal claim.
Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation
A commission is an entitlement to compensation based on attaining a target. Employers should remember the following five things when designing and operating commission schemes:
Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons)
When an employer’s duty to investigate is triggered following a complaint, a workplace investigation “appropriate in the circumstances” must be conducted. But who’s the judge of what is considered appropriate?
Belle Yuan, HR consultant, Strategywise HR