Most Advent calendars give you chocolate. Ours gives you a roadmap. December is a strange month for founders. It’s a chaotic mix of holiday parties, family obligations, and the mad…
By: Ted Panagiotoulias When a workplace crisis hits, whether it is a senior executive acting inappropriately, a culture problem that has spiraled out of control, strained labour relations with union…
By: Ted Panagiotoulias When a workplace crisis hits, whether it is a senior executive acting inappropriately, a culture problem that has spiraled out of control, strained labour relations with union…
By: Amelia Perfetto Every office has a fire escape plan. Employees know where the exits are, when to evacuate, and who to follow in an emergency. But when it comes…
By: Nastaran Roushan Overview Businesses and organizations face a new reality where consumers and stakeholders demand accountability for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues. This demand has been internalized…
By: Ted Panagiotoulias Many people picture a workplace investigation as a straightforward path: a complaint is made, an investigator gathers facts, and a report reveals the truth. The reality, from…
By: Ted Panagiotoulias When I think about the investigations I’ve led over the years both as an HR executive inside organizations and as an external advisor and lawyer, one thing…
By: Amelia Perfetto. When we hear “toxic workplace,” we picture yelling bosses, bullying and blatant harassment.. But more often toxic workplaces don’t look like that. They look polite. They look…
By: Ted Panagiotoulias, Employment/Labour Lawyer & HR/Labour Relations Consultant In today’s fast-moving and increasingly complex work environments, employers are being asked to do more than just respond to problems in…
By: Amelia Perfetto Labour Day, a Canadian statutory holiday and the symbolic end of summer break, falls on September 1st this year. While many of us simply view it as…
