HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS THE RULES IN ONTARIO – WORKPLACE VIOLENCE EMPLOYERS DUTY TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES EXPLAINED Protecting workers from workplace violence is an increasingly important objective of the Ontario Ministry of Labour, the Court and both employers and employees. Failure to do so can result in criminal prosecution of employers under the workplace […]
HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS ACCESSIBILITY – SMALL BUSINESSES MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH THESE NEW RULES AS OF JAN. 1, 2017 ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONTARIONS WITH DISABILITIES COMPLIANCE TIPS The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) applies to both large (more than fifty employees) and small businesses in Ontario as of January 1, 2017. Some
HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS EMPLOYERS TERMINATING IN GOOD FAITH? PUNITIVE OR AGGRAVATED DAMAGES MAY NOT BE ORDERED EVEN THOUGH THE EMPLOYER MAINTAINS CAUSE FOR TERMINATION UNTIL THE VERY END, BUT FAILS TO PROVE IT Employees who sue for wrongful termination often claim additional punitive or aggravated damages based on, for example, the employers alleged
HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS BEING FORCED TO QUIT YOUR JOB AND YOUR ABILITY TO STILL CLAIM SEVERANCE PAY. CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL – WHEN QUITTING IS NOT REALLY QUITTING. NEED-TO-KNOW TIPS FOR BOTH YOU AND YOUR EMPLOYER Employment in Ontario is constantly changing. Businesses are changing, for various reasons. Workforce need may vary during the year
HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS BAD FAITH BY EMPLOYERS WHEN TERMINATING AN EMPLOYEE TYPES OF MISBEHAVIOUR BY EMPLOYERS CAUSING HIGHER (PUNITIVE) DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Employers in Ontario have a well-established duty at law to, among other things: (a) perform their employment contracts with their employees fairly and honestly; and (b)
HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS CHRISTMAS BONUSES AND HOLIDAY GIFTS BY EMPLOYERS ENROLLMENT IN THE JELLY-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB THIS YEAR? READ THIS BEFORE KIDNAPPING YOUR BOSS ON CHRISTMAS EVE Holiday bonuses (and gifts) are commonly appreciated, morale-boosting and an opportunity for employers to express gratitude to employees collectively at the end of the work year. However,
HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE: WHEN THERE IS NO WITNESS CORROBORATION OF YOUR POSITION IS NOT REQUIRED FEAR OF HE SAID/SHE SAID SHOULD NOT DISCOURAGE YOU FROM REPORTING Employees who experience sexual or other harassment or violence in the workplace should not be discouraged from reporting to their
HARD LABOUR BY WARDSPC LAWYERS THERES NO APP FOR THAT – CALCULATING SEVERANCE PAY FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION. BE WARY OF ONLINE TABLES AND TOOLS THEY MAY LEAD YOU TO ACCEPT LESS THAN YOUR ENTITLEMENT. In Ontario, a wrongfully dismissed employee with no employment contract specifying severance entitlement is entitled to damages at common law. These
HARD LABOUR [BY WARDS PC LAWYERS] ENTITLEMENT TO SEVERANCE PAY IF YOU ARE TERMINATED WHEN, HOW AND WHY. WORKING NOTICE EXPLAINED AND THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IF ANY. If you are terminated by your employer and: firstly, there is no just cause for your termination; and secondly, you do not have a
HARD LABOUR [BY WARDS PC LAWYERS] Employers and employees should enter written employment agreements. They define the employment relationship, the role of the employee, compensation (salary, benefits, bonus, pension, etc.), expectations and ideally how the relationship would end, if necessary. Written employment agreements should specifically address how each party may end the relationship in future,
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