Can accommodation include a reduction in pay?
One issue that arises occasionally when an employee is being accommodated is whether the employer can adjust their compensation to bring it in line with their new reduced hours and/or duties.
Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation
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October 4, 2019 
When should an employer issue an ROE in case of separation of employment?
Section 19(3)(i) of the Employment Insurance Regulations (SOR/96-332) states that an employer must issue the Record of Employment (ROE) within 5 days after the employee’s earnings are “interrupted.”
Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law
Maternity and parental leave policies: To top up, or to tap out? That is the question…
New York-based bank JP Morgan Chase has recently been getting a lot of attention in the media after paying a hefty 5 million dollars to settle charges that their parental leave policy was discriminatory towards their male employees. It is believed that the settlement will impact up to 5,000 fathers who were denied parental leave benefits.
Piccolo Heath LLP
Employee entitled to vacation pay on “discretionary” bonus
When is a “discretionary” bonus to be included in the statutory definition of “wages”?
Sean Bawden
Bad behaviour and termination
The gut reaction of most employers when they have to deal with an employee who has behaved in an outrageous fashion is to terminate the employee in question without much inquiry into the background of the conduct.
Occasional Contributors
Negligent misrepresentations during the interview process
The BC Court of Appeal decision in Feldstein v. 364 Northern Development Corporation provided employers with a reminder that negligent misrepresentation during the hiring process can prove to be a costly mistake.
De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors
Differences between executive and non-executive employment contracts
Executive employment contracts are drafted, unusually, in favor of the employee, rather than the employer as is the case in 99% of all non-executive employment contracts. This is not unreasonable, however.
Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law
Remembrance Day, a public holiday for some, memorial day for others
Remembrance Day falls on Sunday, November 11 in 2018. Although Remembrance Day was declared a legal holiday like Canada Day and Victoria Day under the federal Holidays Act on March 1, 2018, provinces and territories determine which days are public holidays in their regions.
Ted Kenney
Record human rights damage award for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect: AB v Joe Singer Shoes Limited
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded a record $200,000 as a human rights damage award in the case of AB v Joe Singer Shoes Limited, where the employee suffered injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect resulting from repeated sexual assault and harassment.
De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors