Is it even a pilot project 24 years later?: The case for mandatory mediation across Ontario
Lawyers practicing any form of litigation know that mediation can be a client’s best friend. It’s an efficient, effective, and fair mechanism to resolve clients’ differences in a timely way. In 1999, the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program established a pilot project to test the advantages o…
View the post titled Is it even a pilot project 24 years later?: The case for mandatory mediation across OntarioLabour law 101: Collective bargaining*
What is collective bargaining? Continuing with our labour law series, in this week’s blog post we will discuss collective bargaining, the process by which a union and an employer negotiate the terms and conditions of employment for employees for whom the union holds bargaining rights. What i…
View the post titled Labour law 101: Collective bargaining*Labour law 101: Certification applications in the construction industry
What employers need to know about certification applications in the construction industry Continuing with our labour law basics series, in today’s post we will discuss what to do if a union files a certification application with the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB” or the “Board”) seek…
View the post titled Labour law 101: Certification applications in the construction industrySelling your professional practice?
Employment considerations when selling your professional practice* Whatever the reason might be to sell a professional practice, whether for the purposes of retirement, a change of career, or no longer wanting to be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business, there are impor…
View the post titled Selling your professional practice?Take note: employers may be responsible for paying CPP and EI premiums on employee tips and gratuities
According to a recent Federal Court of Appeal decision, employers who receive electronic tips and gratuities from customers (e.g. from debit and credit transactions and gift cards) and pass them on to their employees may be required to pay CPP and EI premiums on those tips and gratuities. Th…
View the post titled Take note: employers may be responsible for paying CPP and EI premiums on employee tips and gratuitiesWhen should I hire a third-party investigator?
You’ve received a harassment complaint by one of your employees and you think, who is going to investigate this? You might feel ill-equipped to deal with the process, perhaps you indirectly report to the respondent, you may have a desk full of urgent work and you cannot clear your schedule t…
View the post titled When should I hire a third-party investigator?Employer Quick Hit: confidentiality, conflict of interest clauses can also threaten your termination provisions
Our Ontario clients are aware that a Court of Appeal decision from 2020, Waksdale, prompted many employers to revise many of their employment contracts. Waksdale confirmed that if any provision of an employment agreement that is relevant to termination of employment violates the Employment S…
View the post titled Employer Quick Hit: confidentiality, conflict of interest clauses can also threaten your termination provisionsIs your COVID-19 vaccination policy still relevant and enforceable?
Although many organizations drafted and implemented COVID-19 vaccination policies less than a year ago, change is swift in the pandemic world and year-old policies may be past their “best before” date, given recent arbitral case law. Employers should therefore take a hard look at their polic…
View the post titled Is your COVID-19 vaccination policy still relevant and enforceable?Ontario Government extends worker Income Protection Benefit while ending leave for employees on layoff
The Ontario Government has introduced a number of leaves and programs for both employees and employers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these, the Ontario Income Protection Benefit, gave employees up to three days of paid infectious disease emergency leave (“IDEL”) as long as their a…
View the post titled Ontario Government extends worker Income Protection Benefit while ending leave for employees on layoffThe Ontario Court of Appeal weighs in on sexual harassment and just cause
Termination of employment for cause can seem like an unbelievably high bar for an employer to meet. Fortunately, the Ontario Court of Appeal has released two decisions in the last year that have upheld terminations for cause in circumstances involving sexual harassment and assault. Hucsko v.…
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