The Guidelines For Reporting Workplace Harassment Or Violence And For Dealing With Incidents And Complaints

In terms of the workplace harassment requirements, an employer has to include, within their policy, measures and procedures for workers to report incidents of workplace harassment. The employer also has to set out the means by which the employer will investigate and deal with incidents and complaints of workplace harassment. The legislation requires that the [...]

Changes To The Occupational Health And Safety Act That Address Workplace Harassment

Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act take place on June 15th 2010. All employers who have five employees or more have to enact a policy preventing workplace harassment. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation, there are strict guidelines set out for the creation of this policy. Workplace harassment generally used to fall [...]

Qualities People Should Look For In An Employment Lawyer

Finding the right fit with a professional is key to forming that important relationship which will help you through difficult employment situations. The right fit may differ between individuals; people don’t always look at situations the same way. When looking for a professional to represent you the following qualities are essential: Experience While you may [...]

Frequently Asked Questions About Employment Law

The most common question asked by employees who seek counsel is “I’ve been terminated and is my package reasonable?” That’s a difficult question to answer. It’s not a formula. You can’t just add age plus years of service and come up with a figure for what reasonable notice should be. Determining what package an employee [...]

Mistakes People Should Avoid In Employment Situations

When dealing with employment situations, the most common mistakes people make are failing to document their position, failing to respond to documentation when they are presented with it, and the appearance of acquiescing or agreeing to documents by not putting your position down in writing. Not responding or not stating your position When you are [...]

Why You Should Consult An Employment Lawyer

Anyone who provides services, whether in a traditional relationship, such as an employee and employer, or as an independent contractor, may have some rights and should, under certain circumstances, seek advice through an Employment lawyer. People usually seek the advice of an Employment lawyer after something has gone wrong. They do it as a reaction [...]

A summary dismissal proves costly: Firm didn’t fully investigate employee’s actions

Directed by his employer to wait at reception, Grant Bouma knew that trouble was afoot. A 22-year employee with Flex-N-Gate Canada, Bouma was responsible for assuring the proper maintenance of the company’s plant equipment and facilities. As maintenance manager, Bouma was given considerable discretion to order thousands of pieces of material in the course of [...]

Memo: Don’t lie to boss: Medical condition is no excuse for dishonesty with employer

As a team leader for the Bank of Montreal, Julie Conlon was distinctly unenthusiastic about C.T. joining her group as an information technologist. Her previous dealings with him were not satisfactory. Conlon’s apprehensions were soon realized. After he started, C.T. was seen playing computer games during work hours and missing production meetings and deadlines. Colleagues [...]

Severance issue lingered after employee transfer

Philips Electronics learned to its chagrin that dismissed employees can collect severance from two former employers. An electrical engineer, Thomas Major, worked for over seven years with Philips at increasingly senior positions. Just six months before he was fired, in what appeared to be a show of confidence, Philips transferred Major from India to become [...]

The fine art of saying, ‘You’re fired’

Shirley believed she was doing Sam a favour when she fired him. Concerned that he would repeat his mistakes in his next job, she calmly detailed all of the reasons for his dismissal and offered advice to prevent those problems’ recurrence. Sam took it well, requesting clarification on some points and agreeing with others. Pleased, [...]

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