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.…
Downsizing Strategies for SME Employers in Ontario
By: Samantha Seabrook Your Guide to Compliance and Best Practices The information in this blog post is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific…
Minimising Claims Costs for Schedule 2 Employers in Ontario: Expert Tips from a Workers’ Compensation Law Firm
By: Samantha Seabrook As a Schedule 2 employer in Ontario, managing claims costs is vital to safeguard the financial well-being of your organisation. You pay dollar-for-dollar the costs of a…
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 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+…
Implementing an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Policy
At the heart of implementing an EDI policy is developing an organizational understanding of your employee population and identifying any barriers to equity, diversity and inclusion that may exist.
Best Practices for Equitable Hiring
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.
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.…
A Fresh Look At Consideration (or Why You Need to Update Your Employment Contracts)
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…