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CASES AND TRENDS

Finding the right words

Wording of termination provisions in employment contracts can go a long way towards determining if they’re enforceable

Overtime class actions given green light

Supreme Court of Canada will hear claims by Scotiabank and CIBC employees

Border officer overestimated radiation threat from Japan

Officer feared mail in wake of tsunami and meltdowns was radioactive and refused to work without monitoring

Paramedic let go for meeting with young patients

Off-duty meeting with teenage girls involving beer and cigarettes was a serious breach of trust justifying dismissal: Arbitrator

Escorted ex-employee escorts employer to court

Employee claimed employer acted in bad faith in dismissal following unrelated investigation

No reinstatement for employee downsized while on parental leave

Elimination of job had nothing to do with leave and everything to do with business restructuring: Adjudicator

Toxic work environment works both ways

Arbitrator finds Safeway clerk was harassed, but found she contributed to problem
Sue Sadler, senior director of services for Peel Region at ACCES employment in Ontario, talks about issues employers and immigrants face in onboarding, and what can be done to accommodate new immigrants

Duty to Accommodate: Doing the Right Thing, at the Right Time, the Right Way, for the Right Reasons

Find out from the Canadian Human Rights Commission how far the duty to accommodate extends and what is required of everyone involved

Hilda Andresen, Canadian Human Rights Commission

Date: May 29, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Cost: $69 + applicable taxes

Understanding and Preventing Harassment in the Workplace

Identifying harassment and having a plan of action to deal with it are key to ensuring your organization is living up to its obligation of providing a harassment-free workplace

Hilda Andresen and Catherine Pretty, Canadian Human Rights Commission


Date: Jun 11, 2013
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Cost: $69 + applicable taxes

Accessibility in Ontario: Understanding Evolving Requirements under the AODA

Stay on top of the latest standards for employers under Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Leah Simon and Lisa Bolton, Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Suspension of CBSA trainers overturned in case that shows workplace policies aren't much use if employees don't know them
Central issue of movie 42 relevant in human resources: All applicants should be given equal opportunity