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...
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...
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...
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...
The Canada Labour Code (“CLC”) was recently amended to include new employee entitlements to paid sick leave for federally regulated employees. The new paid medical leave requirements will come into...
After "the Great Resignation" and "the Great Shuffle," the new viral term that's going to the dictionary is "Quiet Quitting." It is the idea of doing your job and nothing more. Is it a new trend?...
Earlier this year, the government legislated a mandatory electronic monitoring policy for Ontario employers, requiring disclosure of electronic monitoring of employees (the “Policy”). Recently a...
At the start of the pandemic, the Ontario government legislated several relief measures to assist employers and employees. Those measures are now set to expire in one month. Here are the details:...
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently had an opportunity to re-visit the distinction between “wilful misconduct” and “just cause” in the case of Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022...
The pandemic has forced many Canadian businesses to resort to remote hiring and hybrid work methods. While adapting to the New Normal and fighting the Great Resignation simultaneously, your prime...
