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Reminder: Employer Obligations on Election Day
As we approach an election, it’s important that employers understand their obligations and employees understand their rights for voting.
Inducement, or I Knew You Were Trouble
Dismissals are like breakups and finding a job or hiring someone is like dating. Nothing illustrates this better than inducement.
Legislative Update: New Job Posting Requirements Will Take Effect January 1, 2026
New job posting requirements will only apply to employers with 25 or more employees on the day the publicly advertised job posting is posted.
Ghosting in (Employment) Relationships
Whether you are an employer or an employee, you have rights and obligations at each stage of the relationship and you do not have to necessarily “tolerate” ghosting from the other side.
Friends with your Ex(it package)
While dismissals are virtually never mutual, using an exit package allows the employer and the employee to part ways amicably and mutually.
The Answer to Viral Workplace Trends
Workplace trends and concepts circulating TikTok can have potentially dangerous consequences for the employer and employment relationship.
Reminder: New Licensing Requirements Effective July 1, 2024
As of July 1, 2024, Temporary Help Agencies and Recruiters will be prohibited from operating in Ontario without a license.
When is a Resignation Not a Resignation?
At law, a resignation is not effective unless the employee’s intentions are “clear and unequivocal”, and the employer has accepted the employee’s resignation. While this appears simple, in practice this rule has been expanded
Deadline to File AODA Compliance Report: December 31, 2023
The AODA requires employers within Ontario with 20 or more employees to file their Accessibility Compliance Reporting Form by December 31, 2023.
Default Proceedings? Not So Fast!
Let’s assume you commence a legal action, and the defendant doesn’t bother to defend; does that mean that you simply get what you claimed without having to go through the litigation process? Not quite.