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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

But I feel like a sausage the OHSA does not require employer to provide “winter coveralls”: arbitrator

  • Dentons
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  • Canada
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  • May 16 2013

As tight as summer coveralls might be with winter clothing underneath, the Occupational Health and Safety Act does not require employers to provide

The relevance of irrelevance: the extent of documentary disclosure obligations - Mathieson v. Scotia Capital Inc., 2008 CanLII 45409 (ONSC)

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 16 2013

This matter involved the termination of an employee and allegations of bad faith against the former employer. The plaintiff argued that e-mails

Mind games: distinguishing between mood problems and mental disorders when disciplining employees

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 15 2013

It is trite law that employers cannot discriminate against employees based on mental disabilities. The broad interpretation that courts and

Mitigation: an offer of re-employment and the reasonable person test

  • Stewart McKelvey
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  • Canada
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  • May 15 2013

Constructive dismissal and mitigation have been getting attention over the last month or so. Some of these cases have their origin in the economic

Workplace investigations - Spring 2013

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 15 2013

A good workplace investigation is an invaluable tool for any employer; it can restore workplace morale, uncover the truth about disputes, resolve

Receipt of pornographic material was not just cause for dismissal: appeal court

  • Dentons
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  • Canada
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  • May 14 2013

In the 2001 case of McKinley v. B.C. Tel, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a contextual approach is required in order to determine whether

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

Self described “happy drunk” with sleep apnea was not disabled: adjudicator

  • Dentons
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  • Canada
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  • May 14 2013

"Not every ailment amounts to a disability", an adjudicator has held, in dismissing an employee's grievance. Employers who often wonder what types of

An aging workforce: the risks associated with succession and transitional planning

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 13 2013

Succession and transitional planning is an important and necessary process in any organization, especially where a significant number of employees