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Employer changes mind about changing worker’s hours
March 5, 2015
Canadian Employment Law Today, Feb. 2015 - Oca v. Home Depot of Canada Inc. et. al. - Employer told worker he was getting new shift hours but backtra Read More...

Employee awarded $65,000 for loss of pension
November 11, 2014
Published online in Canadian Employment Law Today, Oct. 2014 - Arnone v. Best Theratronics Ltd. - Reasonable notice should be bridge to full pension i Read More...

Mitigation: What’s in an age?
October 14, 2014
Published online in Canadian Employment Law Today, Oct. 2014 - Dodge v. Signature Automotive Group Ltd. - A terminated employee who is older may have Read More...

Retirement plans may impact notice entitlements
October 6, 2014
Published online in Canadian Employment Law Today Sept. 2014 - Kimball v. Windsor Raceway Inc. - Employee planning on retiring may not be looking to m Read More...

Additional duties lead to constructive dismissal
September 23, 2014
Canadian Employment Law Today, Sept. 2014 - Damaso v. PSI Peripheral Solutions Inc. - Employer increased employee’s workload; employee fired after r Read More...

Partnership Agreements likely not covered by the Human Rights Code
July 29, 2014
Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, Summer 2014 - McCormick v Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP - "Partnership Agreements likely not co Read More...

Surveillance Effective in Proving Cause for Dismissal
June 2, 2014
HR Matters May 2014 - In MacBurnie v. Halterm Container Terminal Limited Partnership - the Nova Scotia Supreme Court on November 8, 2013 upheld a caus Read More...

$100,000 in human rights damages for restaurant workers
March 11, 2014
Published in Canadian Employment Law Today, March 2014 - Islam v. Big Inc. - 3 former Muslim workers were forced to eat pork, other food while fasting Read More...

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