BREAKING NEWS: Changes at the WSIB – Only 3 days to file a Form 7
By: Samantha Seabrook Employers are required to file a Form 7 (Employer’s Report of Accident) – a form that employers use when they become aware of a prescribed workplace accident.…
Performance Management and Human Rights: Important Considerations
Prepared by: Rebecca Meharchand Performance management can be a tricky subject for employers to raise with their employees. However, just because these conversations may be uncomfortable for both parties does…
A Tribute to the Famous Five and their Legacy of Getting Women Recognized as “Persons” in Canada
Prepared by: Karina Pogosyan March is Women’s History Month, with March 8th being recognized as International Women’s Day. To celebrate and honour the women who have championed equality rights in…
Let’s Talk Parenthood & Career: The Mom Penalty and the Dad Bonus
Prepared by: Karina Pogosyan March is Women’s History Month, with March 8th being recognized as International Women’s Day. To celebrate, SWL is highlighting a series of topics that look at…
Women’s History Month at SWL: Viola Desmond
Rebecca Meharchand March is Women’s History Month, with March 8th being recognized as International Women’s Day. To celebrate and honour the women who have championed equality rights in Canada, SWL…
When and How to Implement a Performance Improvement Plan
By: Rebecca Meharchand Performance management can be a tricky subject for employers to raise with their employees. However, just because these conversations may be uncomfortable for both parties does not…
A Case for Microaggressions Policies
Rebecca Meharchand In the past several years, microaggressions have gained more and more attention as small, sometimes isolated (and sometimes repeated) forms of discrimination that people of colour and 2SLGBTQ+…
Black History Month: The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Q.C.
By: Karina Pogosyan February is a Black History Month in Canada. To celebrate, SWL is highlighting the lives and achievements of some notable Black Canadians and their contributions to fostering…
Bonus Payouts: Your contract is everything
The question of whether or not an employee is entitled to their bonus upon leaving their job is not so much a question of whether they are terminated by the employer or whether they resign, but rather, whether the bonus has already been earned and is payable at the time of departure. As such, the answer will almost always depend on the language of the employment contract.
Use Employment Contracts to Protect Your Company’s Confidential Information
By: Karina Pogosyan Employers often worry (with good reason) about protecting their confidential information. After all, organizations typically derive business advantage by ensuring exclusive use of their confidential, proprietary information.…