Bill 28 and the Right to Strike
Samantha Seabrook and Rebecca Meharchand We are management-side labour and employment lawyers. Always have been. However, as lawyers, we first must be true to the rule of law, and in…
Return-to-Office Mandates and Constructive Dismissal Risks
By: Karina Pogosyan Two-and-a-half years on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we see that in-person work isn’t dead after all. Many organizations choose to move from a fully…
The Substratum Doctrine (Start-Ups – this one’s for you)
By Samantha Seabrook A growing organization means lots of changes, re-jigging positions, moving people around the org chart, and quickly expanding roles. Hey, that’s how you create an agile, competitive,…
Salary Transparency: Why It’s Worth It
By Rebecca Meharchand and Samantha Seabrook On September 27, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new salary transparency requirement into law. The law requires any employer with at least…
A (Toxic) Star is Born: Why High Performers Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Toxic Behaviour
By: Rebecca Meharchand and Samantha Seabrook What is a “Toxic Star”? Every industry has its key players and high performers. But there are some in which high employee performance somehow…
What is the “Right to Disconnect”?
By: Samantha Seabrook and Rebecca Meharchand Earlier this year, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughten announced that Ontario was implementing a “right to disconnect” from work…
Undercover monitoring of employees is out – Transparency is in
By Karina Pogosyan Simply put, employers cannot electronically monitor their employees without telling them. During the early days of the pandemic, lots of employers implemented electronic monitoring systems to tell…
Quiet Firing Could be Constructive Dismissal In Disguise
By Rebecca Meharchand With “Quiet Quitting” being all the rage amongst employees these days, some employers have tried to jump on the bandwagon by engaging in what they refer to…
Quiet Quitting (or Why Job Descriptions Are Important)
By Samantha Seabrook “Quiet Quitting” - formerly known as “work to rule”, “dialling it in”, or “doing the bare minimum” - is an old trick with a new name. Some…
Guide to Progressive Discipline for Employers
With employees returning to the workplace and the increased chances of implementing discipline, we felt it was timely to review a few key principles on progressive discipline. Employee discipline is…