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Social Media in the Workplace – Employer Liability Issues
Federated Press course: HR Legal Risks
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Has the genie escaped his bottle?
The decision of Wilson v. Solis Mexican Foods Inc is the first Ontario Superior Court decision to award a dismissed employee damages for discrimination. Since the amendments to the Human Rights Code (Ontario) in 2008 plaintiffs have the option of...
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Supreme Court of Canada strikes down Alberta privacy law in favour of Union
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) unanimously struck an Alberta law that prevents unions from videotaping and photographing workers crossing a picket line. The decision resonates across Canada, particularly because other provinces, such as British Columbia, have privacy legislation similar...
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Alberta Employer Faces Stiff Penalty for Workplace Death
On October 31, 2013, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued a large fine against an employer under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Alberta), sending a strong message that other employers may find frightening. A previous blog post from...
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BC Introduces New Bullying & Harassment Regulations
On November 1, 2013, WorkSafe BC’s new Bullying and Harassment regulations came into effect for all provincially regulated employers in British Columbia. Besides including a partial definition of bullying and harassment, the regulations require employers, supervisors and workers to take...
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Discipline Without Union Representation May Be Void
Author: Alex Heaslip An Ontario labour arbitrator has reinstated an employee of an armoured truck company whose violation of company policy resulted in the loss of a client’s deposit envelope valued at more than $12,000. On November 11, 2011, the...
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News From « La Belle Province »
The Establishment of a New Retirement Savings Regime : The Introduction of Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans Act The Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans Act was introduced by the Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity on May 9, 2013. The Bill provides...
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Court of Appeal Rejects Due Diligence Defence in Workplace Death
Businesses strive for client appreciation events that are unique and memorable. As highlighted in a recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision, a client appreciation event hosted by XI Technologies Inc. took a turn and became unique and memorable in a...
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Dismissal for a Drug Tweet: Toronto Man Loses Job after Posting Request for Marijuana
Author: Alex Heaslip A man from the Toronto area has been dismissed by his employer after posting a request for marijuana on the popular social media site Twitter. On Tuesday, August 13, a Twitter user under the name of Sunith...
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Beware the Boss’s Wife: Appearance-Based Discrimination in the Workplace
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Iowa, Nelson v. Knight, has received a lot of press lately. At the heart of the matter? Whether a male employer can terminate a long-time female employee because the employer’s wife is...
