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Health and safety trumps employee’s seniority

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 18 2013

In a recent decision, an Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a grievor with 37 years of service for repeated violations of the company's

Set your co-worker on fire? It may not be cause for dismissal

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 17 2013

Dryco Drywall Supplies Ltd. v Teamsters Local Union 213 is an important reminder to employers that even extreme acts of workplace misconduct may

Resignation as a bargaining weapon a double-edged sword

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 16 2013

Threatening to resign, when used by an employee to bargain for better working conditions, is a weapon that cuts both ways. A tactic of this sort

Notice of resignation: will employers still be notified before an employee leaves?

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 14 2013

In a recent decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled for the first time that an employer can waive the notice given by an employee who resigns

Psychological harassment complaints when the investigator gets sued

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 8 2013

In a recent judgment by the Court of Québec which may raise a few eyebrows, an investigator hired by an employer to inquire into psychological

Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube and personal email accounts.how far can an employer go when it comes to using their contents as evidence against an employee?

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 7 2013

With the proliferation of social media, employers are more and more tempted to resort to their employees' personal accounts so as to obtain valuable

Minimum wage increase

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • April 29 2013

Note to many employers in Quebec: On Wednesday, May 1, 2013, the minimum wage is increasing. The minimum wage is going up to $10.15 an hour - an

Did you know that?

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • April 26 2013

under section 316 of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (“Act“), Quebec employers are obligated to pay the assessment

Imputation by the CSST of medical visit costs of employees whose injuries are consolidated without permanent impairment or functional limitation keep an eye on your monthly statements!

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • April 25 2013

In a much-anticipated decision, on February 14, 2013, the Superior Court ruled on the imputation of medical visit costs by the Commission de la

New LMO exemption for Quebec employers!

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • April 17 2013

As a result of recent changes, Quebec employers have been given a simplified procedure to hire or extend the employment relationship of a temporary