Employer Obligations in the Age of Flexible Retirement
Retirement isn’t always a one-way street anymore. Given the increased costs of living, more and more employees are deciding to either hold off on retiring or are un-retiring. This shift …
Retirement isn’t always a one-way street anymore. Given the increased costs of living, more and more employees are deciding to either hold off on retiring or are un-retiring. This shift …
Shortly after Elon Musk took over Twitter, this multi-national social media company temporarily closed its offices and cut workers’ access to internal systems. While it has not been confirmed whether …
In recent years, the Ontario courts have been increasingly strict in the reading of employment contracts. New decisions by the courts have slashed the enforceability of many employment contracts, leaving …
As the topic of quiet quitting continues to be discussed in most workplaces and news outlets, we are also seeing a new phrase pop up: “quiet firing”. Employees doing the …
With recent mass layoffs in Canada, many workers are frustrated in trying to learn how to protect their legal rights while facing dismissal. A separation from the team you have …
The initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many employees to work remotely if they were able to do so. As the pandemic has evolved and as businesses have generally …
Google Trends show that many Canadians have recently been Googling “recession”. As we see news reports of a potential recession in 2022-2023, many remember the 2008 recession (nicknamed the “Great …
Special to The Globe and Mail Far too often, employers make decisions that are tainted by discriminatory motivations, without even recognizing they are doing so. This practice is known as …
Special to The Globe and Mail Workplace age discrimination is on the rise. But it can be difficult to detect. Companies know they cannot fire or refuse to hire older …
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s most recent case involving an employee’s privacy rights in the workplace provides that Section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects public school …