When it comes to legal issues, there is nothing illegal about using personality tests or insisting people take them, says Stuart Rudner, an employment lawyer in Markham, Ont.
The one thing that still surprises Stuart Rudner, employment lawyer and managing partner at Rudner Law in Markham, Ont., is the number of people he sees after they’ve already taken the severance thinking they “got a great deal, but in reality, they’ve left a lot of money on the table.”
Bill 88 makes Ontario the first and only province with legislation that specifically addresses employee monitoring software; however Alberta, Quebec and B.C. already have applicable privacy laws on the books, according to Ontario-based employment lawyer Stuart Rudner.
Legally, employers can dictate where their employee works from, unless there is a specific clause in the employee’s contract that specifies remote work as an option, according to Nadia Zaman.
The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation later this month that will compel employers with 25 or more workers to disclose to their employees if and how they are being electronically monitored.
The Ontario government introduced legislation that would ban the practice of imposing non-compete clauses on employees
“Unless someone is not vaccinated because of a genuinely held religious belief or a health condition, then you can make this a requirement for getting the job,” Toronto-based employment lawyer Stuart Rudner said. “Otherwise it’s no different than requiring a driver’s licence.”
Businesses – particularly retailers and others that have been forced to shut down according to government orders – could also argue that the employment contract has been “frustrated,” meaning it is impossible to perform as there is no work to…
Stuart Rudner, an employment lawyer and mediator in Toronto, says he advises corporate clients against imposing blanket bans on workplace relationships.
In some cases, U.S. companies with Canadian divisions seek to apply an American legal approach on employees in Canada. Stuart Rudner, a Toronto lawyer with his own employment and HR practice, says the result can be a fear factor. “Even…
