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Required training under the AODA customer service standard
The Accessibility Standards for Customer Service under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) require employers to provide accessible customer service to persons with...
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Accessibility compliance: is accommodation enough?
I am going to tell you a story that will test your knowledge of your current legal responsibilities under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. New type of damage awarded against employer after workplace harassment proven In the following case, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice had to...
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Government of Canada amends the Citizenship Act
On June 19, 2017, Bill C-6, which proposed numerous amendments to the Canadian Citizenship Act, (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29), received Royal Assent. Bill C-6 attempts to reverse many of the changes...
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Summarizing WSIB’s proposed Rate Framework, part 2
This week, Clear Path Employer Services provides us with Part 2 of their 3-part series, Summarizing WSIB’s proposed Rate Framework. Part two – Class level premium rate settings This blog is part two of...
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$85,000.00 human rights award against employer in sexual harassment case...
In a recent case titled Doyle v. Zochem Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a decision to award both moral damages and damages pursuant to the Human Rights Code (Code) without subtracting one from...
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Major issues with minor provisions – Child leaves
Bill 148’s proposed changes to leave entitlements in Ontario, though a step in the right direction, still don’t address the flaw for child leaves that only apply to children under 18 years old....
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Privacy Commissioner provides some tips for businesses regarding passwords
The Privacy Commissioner Canada has recently released some tips for mitigating risk to businesses involving passwords. One main problem is that individuals use the same password for multiple accounts –...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Don’t reuse passwords, Privacy Commissioner warns The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is urging businesses to require employees...
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Talking damages: Put your money where your mouth is
“Put your money where your mouth is”, is an old expression suggesting that if something is truly important to you, then you will attach monetary consequences to it. Which is why it is interesting that...
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Is the first Monday in August considered a statutory holiday?
This year, the first Monday in August is August 7. Although most commonly referred to as “Civic Holiday”, the holiday is referred to differently across Canada. For instance, in British Columbia, the...
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Caméras vidéo en milieu de travail – L’arrêt Vigi Santé Ltée : La cour...
La présence de caméras vidéo en milieu de travail, ainsi que d’autres mesures de surveillance mises en place par un employeur, font couler beaucoup d’encre depuis quelques années au Québec. En effet,...
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Video cameras in the workplace – The Vigi Santé Ltée decision: The Court of...
The presence of video cameras in the workplace, as well as other measures of surveillance put in place by employers, have generated considerable commentary in recent years in Quebec. Administrative and...
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The Canadian Human Rights Commission publishes Impaired at Work: A guide to...
The national epidemic of opioid abuse and overdoses is almost a daily feature in news media. Meanwhile, recent figures indicate that prescriptions for painkillers continue to increase in Canada. It is...
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A six step guide to employee recognition
Have you ever wondered how you could implement an employee recognition program and why you would need one? Employees are a company’s most valuable asset and should be recognized for all the work they...
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Protecting employees from third-party harassment
All Ontario employers have a duty to protect employees from workplace harassment. These protections are set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”). For instance, OHSA requires that...
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How foreign nationals can legally avoid Ontario’s foreign buyer tax
On April 21, 2017, the Ontario Government implemented the Non-Resident Speculation Tax, or foreign buyer tax. There are ways around it for foreign nationals, but it’s complicated. On April 20, 2017,...
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Les entreprises fédérales qui effectuent des travaux de construction ne sont...
Les dispositions du chapitre XI de la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (la LSST) touchant aux chantiers de construction et à la maîtrise d’œuvre des chantiers sont-elles constitutionnellement...
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Federal undertakings involved in construction projects are not subject to a...
Are the provisions of chapter XI of the Act respecting Occupational Health and Safety (the Act), pertaining to construction sites and principal contractors, constitutionally applicable to federal...
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PHIPA fines in the workplace
This spring the largest penalty to date was issued under Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). A social work student was convicted of accessing personal health information...
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