Many employees welcomed a furry (or scaly) friend into their lives over the pandemic for companionship and because working at home allowed them the flexibility to do so. Now that employees are returning to the office, finding care for these
You can’t always get what you want – Mick Jagger/Keith Richards.
We may be ‘done’ with COVID-19, but COVID-19 is not done with us. The sixth (!) wave of the pandemic continues to infect and hospitalize. In addition, the long-term
You just received a request to accommodate childcare obligations, or to accommodate an injury. How do you respond?
Do you need some form of accommodation and are unsure how to proceed?
Whether you are an employee or an
2022 has been a busy year already for employers and policy drafters, but more changes are on the way. Bill 88, also known as the Working for Workers Act, 2022, was passed on April 11, 2022 and prescribes a
Hi everyone my name is Nadia Zaman and I’m an associate at Rudner Law.
In this vlog I will be discussing the latest arbitration decision on just cause for dismissal for refusal to vaccinate.
The case I will be
Your office manager has just told you about a document that came in on the fax a week ago. It looks like something to do with a union. You’re busy – reviewing it can wait, and if you need to
Many of us were stunned to witness Will Smith slapping Chris Rock live on stage at the 2022 Oscars award show. Fallout from that incident is still continuing to mount for Mr. Smith, although he has publicly apologized and announced
Dismissal for Just Cause
A dismissal for just cause is the ‘capital punishment’ of the employment relationship. This happens where an employee breaches the employment relationship so that continued performance of the employment contract is impossible. A company that dismisses
Hi everyone, I’m Nadia Zaman, associate at Rudner Law and today I will be talking about Right to Disconnect policies and what employers and employees should know about it.
You may be aware that the Ontario government recently passed the
Geoffrey Lowe here with another Rudner Law video employment law update.
Last week, the Ontario Legislature tabled Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, which has now passed its first reading and been sent to committee for review. If