Employment law

'Indirect harassment' constitutes grounds for firing

'Indirect harassment' is ruled just cause for firing

Norman Grosman| May 10, 2012 11:25 AM
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Can a person sexually harass a coworker who is not in the room at the time? And if so, can this behaviour constitute legal grounds for dismissal? A recent court case says yes to both questions. What happened?

Category: Employment law
Having a drink on an airplane

Was RIM justified in firing its drunken executives?

Norman Grosman| Dec 21, 2011 3:29 PM
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Our employment lawyer weighs in on the legality of Research In Motion firing its two employees whose intoxicated behaviour disrupted a flight that they were on.

Category: Employment law
Court ruling on Canadian severance pay

There is no cap on the severance you can be paid

Norman Grosman| Nov 15, 2011 4:44 PM
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The Ontario Court of Appeal has brought down a ruling that alters some long-standing beliefs about what the maximum severance pay employers have to offer lower-level workers.

Category: Employment law
When suing your former employer backfires

When suing your former employer backfires

Norman Grosman| Nov 2, 2011 10:25 AM
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One woman is ordered by the Ontario Superior Court to pay her previous employer nearly $30,000.00 in court costs over a 'frivolous' lawsuit that she brought against them. What happened?

Category: Employment law
Pensive businessman

When terminated, your rights go beyond the Employment Standards Act

Norman Grosman| Sep 22, 2011 10:08 AM
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One Workopolis user's former employer offers him the minimum amount of severance pay as prescribed by the Employment Standards Act. Our lawyer, Norman Grosman has a wake-up call for him.

Category: Employment law
Young Canadian professional

Unfriendly fire? How to get a reference after you've been let go

Peter Harris| Aug 31, 2011 3:05 PM
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You've just lost your job, and you know that future employers are going to want to talk to your former bosses. Can you still get a reference from the company that has fired you? It's a tricky situation, obviously, but here are some things you can do.

Category: Career dilemmas, Employment law
Judge slams tribunal decision

Ontario court slams Human Rights Tribunal decision

Norman Grosman| Aug 15, 2011 10:21 AM
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When a terminated employee took her case to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal claiming to have been discriminated against based on her "race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, ethnic origin, disability, creed and sex," it seemed like an open and shut case. Until the courts took a closer look at the details.

Category: Employment law
spying in ski mask

Is your boss watching your LinkedIn profile?

Christina Bruce| Jul 29, 2011 9:31 AM
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Programs that track your activity on personal social media accounts are already available in the U.S. Could your boss be watching your LinkedIn profile? Lawyer Kathleen Hogan weighs in with tips to safeguard your online presence.

Category: Career dilemmas, Employment law, Job interviews, Latest news & advice
Social Media and Employment Relationships

Can you legally be fired for bad mouthing your boss on a social media site?

Norman Grosman| Jul 1, 2011 10:25 AM
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We've heard a lot of stories in the news lately about employees landing in hot water (or out of a job) for their actions on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Can employers really fire you over something you publicly do on your own time? Our employment lawyer weighs in.

Category: Career dilemmas, Employment law
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Can you appeal a wrongful dismissal ruling?

Norman Grosman| Jun 16, 2011 2:41 PM
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If you’re sure that you have lost your job for the wrong reasons, but the courts have rejected your wrongful dismissal suit against your former employer, is there anything you can do about it? Our employment lawyer has the answers.

Category: Employment law



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