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Where to sue – A complex issue of jurisdiction in wrongful dismissal 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle Through mergers and expansion many Canadian companies now have substantial foreign operations. As a result, employees often find themselves, whether by choice or compulsion, transferre...
The low-down on workplace gossip 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle A recent poll from recruitment marketing firm Employment Office has revealed that most employees don’t appreciate office gossip. In fact, a surprising 63 percent feel that a colleague ...
New development in Christian Horizons discrimination case 23 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle Image: www.christian-horizons.org/ When a support worker at an evangelical Christian organization that runs homes for persons with developmental disabilities entered a same-sex relati...
Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle Employee faked illness: employer’s termination upheld The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench just quashed the decision of an arbitrator and upheld an employer’s termination once it became...
Termination of a probationary employee was neither arbitrary nor discriminatory 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court just quashed the grievance settlement board’s decision that a probationary employee’s termination was arbitrary and discriminator...
More fall-out from the Just Us union organizing drive 20 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle On July 13, 2013, a rally of workers and their supporters from a Second Cup coffee outlet in Halifax was held alleging that management had violated Nova Scotia’s Labour Code. Participa...
Special damages in wrongful dismissal cases: The Appeal and Trial Courts are like two ships passing in the night 19 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle Wrongful dismissal occurs when an employer does not provide an employee with adequate notice of termination. Wrongful dismissal cases result in two main types of damages: damages for ...
Nova Scotia proposes new OHS administrative penalty system 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle In January, 2010, Nova Scotia introduced an administrative penalties regime through regulations made pursuant to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This system has been controvers...
Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk 15 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
Send to Kindle Employer-provided in-house fitness facility The principle issue dealt with in this CRA document is whether an employer-provided in-house fitness facility a taxable benefit, if availab...
Employment and Social Development Canada announces further changes to the LMO process 14 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Send to Kindle As previously discussed, on April 29, 2013, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (“HRSDC”) and the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism an...
