With many employers looking for new, creative and better ways to promote open communication amongst coworkers and across teams, what if there were conversation hearts for the workplace?
Restoring the Workplace After an Investigation – A Reindeer’s Guide
Even the story of a reindeer from the North Pole can teach employers about managing the complex issue of restoring a respectful workplace and working relationships after a harassment complaint.
Informal Work Should Still be Governed by “Formal” Employment Contracts
According to a recent Angus Reid Institute study, 40% of Canada’s millennials have participated in the “gig economy” over the past 5 years. This blog discusses the reasons for having temporary/informal jobs governed by written employment contracts, and what they should include.
Lest We Forget
On March 1, 2018, the Federal government passed Bill C-311, An Act to Amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day). The Act officially and formally recognizes Remembrance Day as a “legal holiday”.
Post-#MeToo: Confidentiality Restrictions May Go the Way of the Dodo
From a legal perspective, confidentiality is a standard term tied to settlements in the workplace. But are NDAs soon to become extinct and if so, what should employers do?
The Chalk Dust Has Not Settled on Strike Action at Ontario Schools: What’s an Employer to do?
While parents may once again find themselves scrambling to make arrangements for their children – emergency childcare, camp registration, calling on family members – employers question what will happen at their workplaces if their workers have to tend to matters at home in a school shutdown.