August 24, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in Employment Standards, English, Ontario
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Employer’s Response to ESA Claim Cannot Form Basis for Defamation Action: Ontario Court

Employers faced with an Employment Standards Act complaint may air the employee’s dirty laundry, so to speak, in that proceeding […]

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July 31, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in Constructive Dismissal, English, Ontario
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Boss’s “Stern Talk”, “No Nonsense” Style did Not Cause Constructive Dismissal

An Ontario judge has decided that an employee who resigned due to her boss’s stern talk and businesslike management style […]

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June 19, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in English, Ontario, Wrongful Dismissal
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“Eleventh Hour Claim of Just Cause” Rejected by Court: Witnesses “Tailored” Evidence

An Ontario judge has rejected a just cause defence raised by an employer two and a half years after the […]

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May 24, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in English, Occupational Health and Safety, Ontario
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Statistical Analysis of 863 Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act Prosecutions: FMC Releases Report

This article originally appeared on www.occupationalhealthandsafetylaw.com. More than two-thirds of Ontario companies charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act […]

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April 17, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in Employment Standards, English, Ontario
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Ontario Publishing Names of Employment Standards Violators

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is publishing the names of employers convicted of violating the Ontario Employment Standards Act, however […]

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