Author name: Jason Ward

Here are Jason’s and Calvin’s top 10 tips for hiring a new employee: [1]      SIGNED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT/OFFER: Before the employee starts any work: ensure you have the employee’s properly signed employment agreement or accepted offer of employment; ensure the employment agreement/offer addresses everything necessary, including for termination (with and without cause), leaves of absence, police record […]

Ontario’s Court of Appeal, our highest provincial Court, recently released a very important decision affecting the enforceability of written employment agreements and employers’ efforts to limit reasonable notice to only the statutory minimums in Ontario, rather than the judge-made, common law extended entitlements. This case is favourable to employees who already have existing, written employment

Publishing online very personal or intimate information or images of another may be a very costly mistake. The Ontario Court is increasingly awarding significant damages against those who do so. For example, in a case called Jane Doe 464533 (the Plaintiff’s name cannot be disclosed), the Court ordered damages and costs totaling $141,000, plus an order for

CKL businesses and organizations – discrimination and diversity in your workplaces is paramount.  To promote inclusiveness and target systemic discrimination, did you know that you can arrange for all of your employees, including management, to complete training to promote understanding and compliance with the (Ontario) Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c 11