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Laying Employees Off? Better Check Your Employment Contracts

This post will be a bit deeper and more technical than what I’ve posted in the last couple of weeks – not to diminish the importance of...

Jeff Tudhope

Apr 15, 20203 min read

Keeping Busy When Business Slows Down - Idea #2: Your Org Chart

Following up to last week’s post about job descriptions, I thought now would be a good time to write about another key piece in...

Jeff Tudhope

Apr 7, 20202 min read

Keeping Busy When Business Slows Down - Idea #1: Job Descriptions

If you, like so many others, are experiencing a slow down in business as we deal with restrictions to fight the spread of the virus, you...

Jeff Tudhope

Mar 30, 20204 min read

Onboarding: Heard about it.

If you attended any HR related training or seminars in the early part of the last decade, let’s say 2009 to 2013 (maybe earlier), you...

Jeff Tudhope

Jan 7, 20203 min read

Employer's Duty to Accommodate Clarified (a little)

What can you do if an employee is off work with an illness or disability for a long period of time and shows no sign of returning to...

Jeff Tudhope

Aug 19, 20192 min read

On the not-so-simple matter of termination pay

Terminating an employee is an unfortunate and uncomfortable, but necessary action that can come about for a variety of reasons, and which...

Jeff Tudhope

Mar 25, 20192 min read

On the not-so-simple matter of termination pay

Terminating an employee is an unfortunate and uncomfortable, but necessary action that can come about for a variety of reasons, and which...

Jeff Tudhope

Mar 25, 20192 min read

Can you still have fun at work?

How to have fun at work while staying within the boundaries of appropriateness.

Jeff Tudhope

Jan 25, 20184 min read

Workplace misconduct - statistics and impact.

The concept of inappropriate conduct at work goes by many names – bullying, misbehaviour, harassment, and several others. While not all...

Jeff Tudhope

Jan 15, 20182 min read

Anti-union animus and penalties associated with Labour Relations Act violations

The Ontario Labour Relations Board published its decision in the matter between the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario and a...

Jeff Tudhope

Jan 5, 20181 min read

Why not make 2018 your year of legislative compliance?

Perhaps you’ve always been aware that you are supposed to develop, provide training on, and enforce workplace policies to identify,...

Jeff Tudhope

Jan 2, 20181 min read

LCBO asking for Health and Safety Concessions? Really?

Almost a year ago, Canadians were wondering whether Canada Post would go on strike, and they almost did. Now, in the spring of 2017,...

Jeff Tudhope

Apr 6, 20172 min read

Will they or won't they? The ongoing saga of Canada Post and CUPW.

Over the last couple of months you’ve seen the news that Canada Post and CUPW have not reached a renewal of the collective agreement that...

Jeff Tudhope

Jul 19, 20164 min read

Should the RCMP Use External Investigators?

The CBC recently reported on the RCMP Chief Superintendent’s recommendation that complaints of bullying and harassment should be...

Jeff Tudhope

Mar 7, 20163 min read

Canadian Olympic Committee employees' sexual harassment allegations substantiated.

In October 2015, the Canadian Olympic Committee's president resigned amid allegations that he had sexually harassed three female...

Jeff Tudhope

Jan 30, 20162 min read

Victoria Police Chief Harassment Investigation

On December 18, The Province reported that Victoria, B.C. Police Chief Frank Elsner has been placed on a paid leave pending an...

Jeff Tudhope

Dec 21, 20153 min read

When investigations go wrong

The Ministry of Labour makes it easy for employers to understand their obligations when it comes to corproate policies and investigating...

Jeff Tudhope

Nov 16, 20151 min read

What Bill 132 could mean for you.

If you are not already aware, employers in Ontario are required under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) to develop policies...

Jeff Tudhope

Nov 7, 20151 min read