Filter Blogs by:
The Canada Labour Code is the employment and labour legislation that applies to federal works, undertakings, and businesses. While m...
Read More
As many employers are aware, it can be an uphill battle to uphold a dismissal for just cause. A recent ruling under the Canada Labour Code (the &ld...
By Mike MacLellan
Here are two things I want you to know before you even start reading this blog: Subsection 5(1) of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (&ldqu...
By Kelsey Orth
We have all heard the story: the disgruntled former employee badmouthing the company he or she used to work for to anyone who will listen. Ho...
As our regular readers are likely well aware, unionized employers are held to a high threshold when asserting just cause termination. A recent deci...
Employers are increasingly aware of their obligations to investigate workplace sexual harassment and provide a workplace free of workplace sexual h...
Businesses regularly experience ups and downs. In some cases the good and bad cycles can be predictable and in some cases a downturn is unexpected....
2018 was a tumultuous year for employers with significant changes to workplace legislation both provincially and federally, the legalization of rec...
Now that we’re all acquainted with the changes to Ontario’s labour and employment legislation brought by Liberals under Bill 14...
As you may know, federal employers require just cause to terminate non-union and non-management employees. Recently in Lewis v Whiteline Trucking L...
One question we often get from employers is whether they can provide working notice of termination to an employee who is on an approved leave. More...
With major legislative amendments made to the Employment Standards Act, Labour Relations Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Safety ...
Employment lawyers always stress the importance of documentation in employee matters. With the increasing use of technology both employers and empl...
In a recent decision, Arbitrator Slotnick commended the employer for taking a hard line against sexual harassment but also criticized the employer ...
By Susan Crawford
It is fair to say that dismissals for “cause” (where no notice obligations are required by the employer as a result of the employee&rsq...
You may recall a recent article by Angela Wiggins regarding the remedy of reinstatement for federal employees under the unjust dismissal provision ...
Federal employers should be aware of the risks in terminating employees under the Canada Labour Code. Unlike employers governed by provincial legis...
In Ontario, the introduction of “Bill 168” – or, more accurately, its subsequent coming into force – ushered in a new era i...
Pursuant to Ontario’s Limitations Act, the limitation period, or time limit, for bringing a wrongful dismissal action in Ontario is two years...
Many employers use a probationary period with new employees to assess whether or not a new hire is a good fit for their organization. When an emplo...
Subscribe to our blog
May 30, 2019
April 02, 2019
March 28, 2019
March 21, 2019
January 08, 2019
January 04, 2019
November 08, 2018
November 01, 2018
October 01, 2018
September 27, 2018
August 23, 2018
June 19, 2018
May 16, 2018
April 04, 2018
January 24, 2018
January 08, 2018
Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces and respects differences. We support and promote the ongoing development, implementation and maintenance of best practices and strategies to enhance and improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the Firm, in advising clients and in the greater community. Click to learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion
Suite 500 Brampton, ON L6V 1A3
132 Commerce Park Drive Suite 253, Unit K Barrie, ON L4N 0Z7
P: 705.719.2107 F: 1.866.525.8128
E: rboswell@ccpartners.ca
10 Elm Street Suite 603 Sudbury Ontario P3C 5N3
P: 705.805.0174
E: info@ccpartners.ca
Privacy | Accessibility | Disclaimer
© 2013 CRAWFORD CHONDON & PARTNERS LLP