Dismissal for Absenteeism
In my most recent Canadian HR law blog post, I discussed two recent cases in which employees were fired as a result of absenteeism. In one, the dismissal was upheld. In the other, it was overturned....
View ArticleEmployer Dishonesty: A New Factor in Dismissal
In my latest Canadian HR Law blog post, I discuss the duty of honesty in contractual relationships, and how an Ontario court has recently held that an employer in breach of that duty could owe...
View ArticleTop 10 Employment Law Cases of 2015
The law continues to evolve, and if the volume of case law from 2015 is anything to judge by, then it is certainly no surprise that the year went by quickly for us employment lawyers. We have been...
View ArticleJust Cause for Dismissal: Teacher Fabricating Student Grades
The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently overturned the trial decision in Fernandes v. Peel Educational & Tutorial Services Limited, 2016 ONCA 468, finding that the private school did, in fact,...
View ArticleManaging Attendance & Absenteeism: Hangout with Rudner MacDonald
Stuart takes questions on managing attendance and absenteeism in the workplace. Most employers want to flexible, but it can be hard to run a business when you don’t know who will show up for work. Do...
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