Create Your Own Professional Luck: Manage Your Career Like a Business
Today is St. Patrick’s Day so you’ll probably hear a lot about luck. And while you may need a four-leaf clover to help you win the lottery, when it comes...
The Great Resignation: Real or an illusion?
Not a week goes by without hearing or seeing some reference to the Great Resignation – the tsunami of full-time employees supposedly ditching their jobs for greener pastures. But is...
Workplace Romance: The Pleasures and Pitfalls
Monday marked Valentine’s Day – a day when many single people’s thoughts turn to meeting a new significant other. Once we leave school, opportunities for meeting new people can dwindle...
Is the non-competition clause in your employment contract legal?
If you have a written employment agreement with your employer and you work in an industry or in a position that is highly competitive, chances are that your employment contract...
How to Create a Safe Workplace: 3 Best Practices
I read a recent article about the importance of workplace violence prevention and the stiff penalties levied for failing to address worker safety. The article discussed a May 2014 incident at...
Do this when Constructively Dismissing an Employee
Organizations are constantly changing to remain competitive. Sometimes the need to make organizational changes requires an employer to constructively dismiss one or more of its employees. Last month, I wrote...
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act – What You Need to Know
Ensuring that your workplace is accessible to people with disabilities is not simply the ‘right thing to do’ – it is also the law. In 2005, the government of Ontario...
What you need to know about vacation
Summer is in full swing! For many, the warm weather and longer days serve as the perfect time to enjoy a well-deserved vacation. The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) prescribes the minimum...
How to be Successful at an Employment Standards Inspection
Each year, the Ministry of Labour conducts proactive inspections of Ontario workplaces in order to increase compliance with the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”). During these targeted inspections, an employment standards officer...