In Leason v. ADAMANDA INC. o/a Dairy Queen Grill and Chill, Huntsville, the applicant brought a reprisal complaint against the respondent employer. In that case, conduct that might have been unlawful in most cases was found not to
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Antisemitism in the Workplace: A Primer for Employees and Employers
Rising Antisemitism and its Impact
Antisemitism is at an all-time high. In Toronto alone, there were 147 hate crimes targeting Jews in 2023, a number which accounts for 43% of all reported hate crimes. Toronto’s Jewish community makes up about
Court Decision on After-Acquired Cause
Imagine this scenario: your company dismisses a long-standing employee without cause, who then sues the company claiming that her severance package was insufficient. Years later, the company discovers that prior to her dismissal, the employee had secretly copied 4,000 emails
Reminder: Changes to the Canada Labour Code Take Effect On February 1, 2024
In August last year, we wrote about the significant changes to the Canada Labour Code (the “CLC“) that would be coming into effect in 2024 which would materially impact an employee’s entitlements on termination. While August seems like only yesterday,
What’s in a name? Legally speaking, you may not want that fancy job title.
Stuart Rudner here with another Rudner Law video employment law update.
Today I want to talk about titles and why you may not want to be called a manager or a supervisor or a director, even though those titles look
Mitigation Income
In claims for wrongful dismissal, it is well established that a dismissed employee’s damages are subject to mitigation. That means that the dismissed employee must make reasonable efforts to obtain new employment, and any income they earn during the
Deadline Extended for New Licensing Requirements for Temporary Help Agencies and Recruiters in Ontario
The Ontario government has recently announced that Temporary Help Agencies and Recruiters in Ontario will now have until July 1, 2024 to obtain licenses to operate. The requirements were originally set to come into effect as of January 1,
Moral Damages Awarded to Dismissed Employee
When dismissing an employee, the employer is expected to treat the employee fairly and respectfully, and in good faith. Acting in bad faith can attract awards of damages in addition to the damages normally awarded for wrongful dismissal.
Moral
Deadline to File AODA Compliance Report: December 31, 2023
Every year we get to December and wonder where the year went.
Well, December is here now, and our collective wonder is fresh out of the oven again.
But one important thing to note about this December is that the
Yes, Off-duty Conduct CAN Lead to Dismissal
The world changed on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an unprovoked attack on innocent Israeli citizens. The massacre of that day has led to an all-out war between Israel and Hamas, and a worldwide explosion of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic