Labour & Employment Newsletter Ending Employment for Just Cause - When does an Employer have to use progressive discipline? Employers sometimes have an employee whose behaviour is a problem but who does not commit [...]
Labour & Employment NewsletterEmployers' Obligations on Election Day With the upcoming Federal election on October 21, 2019, employers should be aware of their obligations to employees on Election Day.Employers have an obligation to ensure that [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter An Employee is on LTD: Can their employment end? Summer 2019 Employees who are absent from work and receiving long term disability (“LTD”) benefits can pose a sensitive problem [...]
Long Term Care Law Newsletter A Society’s By-Laws: Best practices for keeping by-laws workable Spring 2019 Many long-term care facilities are incorporated as societies or have a society as part of their operations. This [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Pets in the Workplace: What’s an Employer to do? Spring 2019 One workplace trend that continues to grow in popularity is the presence of employees’ pets in the workplace. If [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Age Discrimination in the Workplace: What is the state for older workers? Winter 2019 The Province of Nova Scotia eliminated mandatory retirement effective on July 1st of 2009 (there are [...]
Long-Term Care Law Newsletter Video Surveillance in Nursing Homes: Are there any new developments? Autumn, 2018 Video surveillance has long been of interest to long-term care facilities. Many long-term facilities have surveillance of common [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Changing Leaves Are in the Air: What’s in Store for Employers Regarding Employee Leaves of Absence? Autumn, 2018 Crisp air and shortened days mark the start of changing leaves that [...]
Labour & Employment NewsletterPersonnel Files: What are the best practices? Summer, 2018Employers have a legal obligation to maintain up-to-date records of employee information. This newsletter addresses common questions about personnel files and identifies best practices to [...]
Long-Term Care Law Newsletter: Summer, 2018 Class Actions in the Long-term Care Sector Earlier this year, class-action lawsuits were launched against two separate long-term care organizations in Ontario. These actions allege that residents at these [...]