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Send to KindleEmployer failed to take appropriate steps to prevent harassment of employee under OHSA An Alberta labour arbitrator just decided that an employer failed to take the appropriate steps in...
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Silence proves costly: employment agreements and reasonable notice
Employers who fail to incorporate a binding termination clause into their written employment agreements may face significant, and unexpected, liability for severance. This lesson was learned the hard...
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Dependent contractor receives 12 months pay in lieu of notice
The recent Supreme Court decision of Glimhagen v. GWR Resources Inc., 2017 BCSC 761, illustrates how an independent contractor can become a dependent contractor – an intermediate category on the...
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Here's something readers might want to know about: the Federal Court has awarded damages in a case based on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Why is that special? Well,...
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently decided that an employee was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to $20,363 in damages. The problem was that the damage award was made against two companies...
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The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with how a probation period is an opportunity to demonstrate skills, an employer's failure to prevent workplace harassment. and a Human...
View ArticleProtection against copyright infringement strengthened by Robinson case but...
On December 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered an important decision on copyright infringement in Cinar Corp. v. Robinson. The Court affirmed the trial judge’s finding that Cinar infringed...
View ArticleSilence proves costly: employment agreements and reasonable notice
Employers who fail to incorporate a binding termination clause into their written employment agreements may face significant, and unexpected, liability for severance. This lesson was learned the hard...
View ArticleDependent contractor receives 12 months pay in lieu of notice
The recent Supreme Court decision of Glimhagen v. GWR Resources Inc., 2017 BCSC 761, illustrates how an independent contractor can become a dependent contractor – an intermediate category on the...
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