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“Communications and conduct” of employer’s lawyer regarding sexual harassment investigation were not privileged, could be referred to in Claim, court decides

Over the objections of a company’s employment lawyer, an Ontario court has permitted an employee to refer, in her Statement of Claim for constructive dismissal and bad faith, to the “communications and conduct” of the company’s lawyer in respect of a sexual harassment investigation.

The employee made sexual harassment and bullying

August 09, 2018 by Rachel Kattapuram in Privacy

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An Employer’s Guide to Privacy in the Workplace

Privacy and data protection concerns are at an all time high. With tech giants under scrutiny for large-scale privacy breaches, much of the recent media attention has focused on companies’ handling of client or consumer personal information. However, looming equally large are concerns regarding employers’ handling (and mishandling) of employee

July 12, 2018 by Matthew Curtis in Uncategorized

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Will your workplace drug policies and procedures go up in smoke? Recreational marijuana becomes legalized in Canada in October 2018

The hype around the legalization of marijuana in Canada is becoming a reality. On June 20, 2018, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the legalization of recreational marijuana effective October 17, 2018, making Canada the first G7 country to legalize marijuana for recreational use. According to Health Canada, the use of marijuana

June 18, 2018 by Stefanie Chimienti in Employment Standards

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What a PC Government Means for Workplaces in Ontario

Over the past 15 years under a majority liberal government, workplaces in Ontario saw many employment and labour law reforms. Most recently, the liberal government introduced Bill 148 which made significant changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995, among others.

When Ontario went to the

May 25, 2018 by Anneli LeGault in English, Human Rights, Ontario

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Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Rules That It Is Discriminatory To Deny Group Benefits To Employees Aged 65 and Older

We have reported before on the case of Wayne Talos and the Grand Erie District School Board. Mr. Talos was a teacher who chose to continue working past the age of 65, but was denied further benefit coverage due to his age.

Following a lengthy hearing, the Human Rights Tribunal ruled

May 08, 2018 by Pamela Chan Ebejer in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

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ESA Update: Ontario Government to Temporarily Reinstate Pre-Bill 148 Public Holiday Pay Formula Effective July 1, 2018

As you are aware, Bill 148 made substantial changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) that took effect on January 1, 2018. Among those changes was a new formula for calculating public holiday pay. This new formula required employers to calculate public holiday pay based on the regular wages

April 28, 2018 by Maclean's in economy, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, gender wage gap, Health, Life, Money, motherhood, pay equity, Society

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The worst age for women to have kids in terms of career

When women have kids during these years, they are most affected by the wage gap

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April 07, 2018 by Anne Kingston in economy, Editor's Picks, Facebook Instant Articles, gender equity, Jobs, Money, Opinion, pay equity

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Why do we rely on UK to disclose Canada’s pay inequity?

Anne Kingston: It's time for corporate Canada to disclose its gender pay gap at home

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March 28, 2018 by Maclean's in Education, gender wage gap, Opinion, pay equity, The Conversation, University, wage gap

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Canadian professors still face a gender pay gap

Opinion: The gender pay gap of today is not simply a holdover from the past, and it’s high time universities valued male and female professors equally

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