Terminating an Employee without Checking Their HR File First Can Have Serious Consequences for Employers
Sometimes the need arises to end an employment relationship quickly. However, it’s vitally important to ensure that you check the employee’s human resources file for potential human rights considerations before making any decisions, as confirmed by a recent decision by the Human Rights Tribu…
View the post titled Terminating an Employee without Checking Their HR File First Can Have Serious Consequences for EmployersPeter Dillon speaks with Advocate Daily
Franchise lawyer Peter Dillon recently spoke with Advocate Daily on why a recent Ontario Human Rights Tribunal case illustrates how courts and tribunals can get bogged down because of their failure to utilize summary procedures. Click here to view the full interview.
View the post titled Peter Dillon speaks with Advocate DailyDylan’s story
Trina experienced every parent’s worst nightmare when her son Dylan was struck by a truck. In our new video, Dylan’s Story, Trina talks about how difficult the process of recovery was, and how Siskinds was able to help her get the resources to care for Dylan and prepare for his future.
View the post titled Dylan’s storyMy first trial, still good law 30 years later
The first decade of Dianne Saxe’s professional life was devoted to energy/transportation policy and regulation, not litigation. So this week is the thirtieth anniversary of her first litigation victory: Public Trustee v. Mortimer et al. At the time, I represented the office of the Publ…
View the post titled My first trial, still good law 30 years laterMunicipalities awarded $115 MM for 2014 Blue Box
Stewardship Ontario must pay Ontario municipalities $115,172,322 for operating residential blue box programs in 2014, about $20 million more than Stewardship Ontario had proposed for 2014
View the post titled Municipalities awarded $115 MM for 2014 Blue BoxBlue Box funding- change coming
The Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Glen Murray, told the Canadian Waste to Resources conference this week that he would have a new Waste Diversion law introduced into the Legislature, and passed, in 2015. Hopefully, it will clean up many of the drafting and design problems t…
View the post titled Blue Box funding- change comingCertificates of Property Use for contaminated sites
Certificates of Property Use and risk management measures for contaminated sites
View the post titled Certificates of Property Use for contaminated sitesTribunal indecisiveness causes backlogs, increased costs
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) recently refused to dismiss an employee’s human rights complaint against McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited (MRCL) of discrimination based on family status and marital status. MRCL is the franchisor of the McDonald’s restaurant system in Canada.…
View the post titled Tribunal indecisiveness causes backlogs, increased costsDianne is quoted in the Globe on Green Bonds
See Richard Blackwell’s interesting story about Solarshare and Green Bonds in today’s Globe and Mail.
View the post titled Dianne is quoted in the Globe on Green BondsPeter Dillon Speaks on Corporate LiveWire Round Table
Siskinds partner Peter Dillon joined seven other experts to discuss the latest changes and developments in Franchise Law around the world.View the virtual round table
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