‘Tis the Season for a Holiday Reminder About Harassment
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…
Don’t Wait: Condonation of Employee Behaviour Limits an Employer’s Options
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…
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…
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…
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…