There are many conflicting cases across Canada about whether amounts paid to employees from the Canadian government under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) program are deductible from wrongful termination damages. Recently, the British Columbia Court of...
Hire, Fire, and Rehire or Hire Better? Terminations are inevitable in every business, and so often we see employers being villainized. If you are an employer or an HR professional, do you see yourself as the villain for firing people? We all know that firing someone...
This year’s flu season is beginning to heat up, and COVID-19 is still around. Now will be a good time for employers to take necessary preventive measures to ensure their business operations are not affected during an outbreak. Unfortunately, many employers do...
A person’s employment is integrally linked not only with their livelihood, but also with their self-esteem and self-worth. Being dismissed from employment (i.e., being terminated) can be a traumatic event for an employee; not only financially, but also emotionally....
After “Quiet Quitting,” the latest buzzword among netizens is “Quiet Firing.” The new term took off after a LinkedIn post of Bonnie Dilber, a recruiting manager at Zapier, went viral and made headlines. So, what exactly does Quiet Firing mean? Quiet Firing is...
