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Published on: 13 Nov 2012 By

Silence Is Golden: What happens when confidentiality provisions are breached?

Settlements with employees often include confidentiality provisions. What happens when those confidentiality provisions are breached? A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario inTremblay v. 1168531 Ontario Inc. provides some useful guidance. The employer operated a Subway sto…

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Published on: 5 Nov 2012 By

Siskinds LLP files new class action concerning Hyundai / Kia for misrepresenting fuel efficiency.

The class action alleges that Canadians who bought a Hyundai or Kia automobile between 2010 and 2013 are not getting the fuel efficiency numbers they were promised, and that they therefore overpaid for the vehicles and continue to overpay every time they fill up with gas.  To read the full C…

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Published on: 31 Oct 2012 By

Employees Have Right To Privacy On Work Computers New Blog post by Andrea Bezaire

Andrea Bezaire writes a new blog post “Employees Have Right to Privacy On Work Computers” which takes an in depth look at the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling which upheld that employees have a right to privacy on work computers in R. v. Cole and how this ruling will effect employers an…

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Published on: 23 Oct 2012 By

Everything Old Is New Again! The Use Of Social Media In The Course Of The Employment Relationship New Blog post by Andrea Bezaire

In my last blog “Be Careful What You Wish For: The Use of Social Media In The Hiring Process”, I discussed some of the pros and cons of using Facebook, Twitter or other social media in making hiring decisions. This blog considers the use of social media in the course of the employment relati…

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Published on: 19 Oct 2012 By

Letter of Wishes: How to assist trustees in the distribution of trust property New Article by Stacey Bothwell

Stacey Bothwell takes a look a a recent opportunity to draft a letter of wishes in the context of the reorganization of a corporate group and establishment of a family trust and wills. In this situation the children of the owners of the corporation and the owners themselves were fairly young…

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Published on: 17 Oct 2012 By

Court Of Appeal Finds That Disrespectful, Insubordinate Communication Is Irreconcilable With Continuing Employment New Blog Post by Beth Traynor is up in Work In Progress: A Labour and Employment Law Blog

Beth Traynor looks at a case where an employee was terminated for insubordinate and disrespectful communication, and how the BC Courts agreed. Read the full Blog post here.

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Published on: 16 Oct 2012 By

Siskinds is Proud to Sponsor the Upcoming Bright Night, Big Dreams Event

Siskinds is proud to be a “Friend of Sunshine” this week with a sponsorship for the Bright Night, Big Dreams event being held at the London Airport. This event will be raising funds for the DreamLift program which takes Sunshine Kids to Disney World for the Day. The event will be held on Oct…

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