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…
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+…
This Black History Month, SWL is focusing on concrete, proactive steps that employers can take to create and maintain an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace. A great place to start is ensuring that your company has equitable hiring practices. This is an integral part of recruiting diverse, qualified candidates, and ensuring that your workplace is a welcoming environment.
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.
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.…
By: Karina Pogosyan Consideration is the necessary ingredient for implementing enforceable new employment agreements with your existing employees. January of each year is a wonderful opportunity for all of us…
By: Samantha Seabrook and Rebecca Meharchand Here are five reasons employers should have their employment contracts reviewed right now. Non-compete agreements are no longer allowed in employment contracts. As of…
By Rebecca Meharchand Though the COVID-19 pandemic is not exactly “over”, it’s 2022 and for the first time in over 2 years, people are finding themselves with more opportunities to…
By: Karina Pogosyan Last month a news story came out with a video that showed a middle school teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina, brazenly smoking in class in front of…
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…