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Hours of work: What counts as ‘work’ in the Blackberry era?

I lifted that title from a presentation at the recent Davis LLP employment law update, because I don’t think I need to improve on it. The question seems simple, but I’m certain that it has got many...

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Are our devices harming our health?

Image: www.apple.com I’ve caved. The end of my phone contract has been looming large, and as I pondered my options, somehow I thought, “I’d really like to be more connected.” So I’m ditching my...

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How to avoid an overtime claim

Image: renjith krishnan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net So you have an employee who has been working with you for five years, and now you have to terminate the employee because it is just not working out. When...

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Overtime pay and the cost of non-compliance: Three misconceptions about...

If you’re like most Canadian employers, it is likely you have not looked deeply into your overtime pay obligations. My experience in acting for employers as a partner in Labour and Employment law at...

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A six step guide to employee recognition

Have you ever wondered how you could implement an employee recognition program and why you would need one? Employees are a company’s most valuable asset and should be recognized for all the work they...

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Protecting employees from third-party harassment

All Ontario employers have a duty to protect employees from workplace harassment. These protections are set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”). For instance, OHSA requires that...

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How foreign nationals can legally avoid Ontario’s foreign buyer tax

On April 21, 2017, the Ontario Government implemented the Non-Resident Speculation Tax, or foreign buyer tax. There are ways around it for foreign nationals, but it’s complicated. On April 20, 2017,...

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Les entreprises fédérales qui effectuent des travaux de construction ne sont...

Les dispositions du chapitre XI de la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (la LSST) touchant aux chantiers de construction et à la maîtrise d’œuvre des chantiers sont-elles constitutionnellement...

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Federal undertakings involved in construction projects are not subject to a...

Are the provisions of chapter XI of the Act respecting Occupational Health and Safety (the Act), pertaining to construction sites and principal contractors, constitutionally applicable to federal...

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PHIPA fines in the workplace

This spring the largest penalty to date was issued under Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). A social work student was convicted of accessing personal health information...

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Employee loses appeal regarding entitlement for chronic pain disability In the following matter, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance...

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Must you include bonuses when calculating lost wages?

An employee who has been dismissed without cause is entitled to damages based on the income that individual would have earned during a period of reasonable notice. “Reasonable notice” will differ from...

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What you don’t know can hurt you: A new wave of WSIB claims for chronic...

On May 17, 2017, Bill 127 (Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act) received Royal Assent. The Bill modified the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act to allow WSIB benefits for workers who suffer from chronic...

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Court comments on when employers can ask for an independent medical examination

Ontario’s Divisional Court recently confirmed that employers have a right to ask employees to undergo an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”) in certain circumstances, to facilitate the...

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Dishonesty in hiring process constitutes cause for dismissal

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has confirmed that, in certain scenarios, an employee’s dishonesty in the hiring process will constitute cause for dismissal. The defendant...

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Employer wrongly relied on probation clause to retract offer of employment The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently found that an employer...

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Ontario Court of Appeal enforces simple probation clause

Employers generally owe their employees common law reasonable notice upon termination without cause. However, if the parties agree to a probation period in an employment contract, the right to common...

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Summarizing WSIB’s proposed Rate Framework, part 3

This week, Clear Path Employer Services provides us with the final part of their 3-part series, Summarizing WSIB’s proposed Rate Framework. Part three – Employer level premium rate adjustments This...

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PeopleInsight’s top 5 blogs (so far) on workforce analytics

PeopleInsight’s top 5 blog posts on workforce analytics cover the newest HR tech, workforce analytics in the realm of talent acquisition, and DIY analytics. There’s only a few short weeks left of...

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A primer on undue hardship and frustration of contract

This blog post provides a primer on the state of undue harship and frustration of contract under Ontario’s Human Rights Code. Quick facts The Plaintiff Darren Nason developed problems with his arms and...

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