In a recent blog, we reported the decision in Ghanny v. 498326 Ontario Limited which involved the court finding that an employee’s duty to mitigate may include taking a job that is offered by the [...]

The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) recently issued a statement that it will be targeting temporary help agencies for proactive inspection blitzes from June 2012, until the end of August.   The [...]

In Ghanny v. 498326 Ontario Limited, the court confirmed that an employee’s duty to mitigate may include taking a job that is offered by the dismissing employer.

On June 26, 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that 2 major lawsuits against CIBC and Scotiabank, alleging that employees were denied hundreds of millions of dollars worth of overtime pay, [...]

The economic turbulence of recent years has led to a popular belief that Canada’s labour market is full of qualified workers that cannot find suitable employment.  Canadian demographic [...]

A well-crafted employment agreement is, quite possibly, the single most effective tool that an organization can wield to save money. Unfortunately, it’s woefully underutilized.  An effective [...]

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) has recently announced some minor procedural changes effective April 1, 2012. Amongst these changes is an amendment to Rule 41 of the OLRB Rules of [...]

In the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Mady Development Corp. v. Rossetto, Mr. Rossetto, an executive of Mady Development who diverted labour, materials and company funds to renovate [...]

In the recent decision of Jones v. Tsige, the Ontario Court of Appeal became the first appellate level court to recognize the tort of invasion of privacy in the province of Ontario. [...]

Many employers understand the importance of conducting a proper workplace investigation in the context of a for cause dismissal. What may not always be apparent however, are the consequences that [...]