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February 07, 2012
Sometimes it’s smarter to accept a demotion as an alternative to dismissal. Especially where there is a good reason for the demotion.
January 31, 2012
It is one of the most important concepts in workplace law — but it is not even clear how it applies.
January 30, 2012
It’s workplace law’s newest phenomenon, contractors.
Workers not always the innocents
January 17, 2012
In my column last week, I shared employers’ biggest money-saving workplace law schemes, designed to keep money in their own pockets and less in their employees.
May old work blunders be forgot
January 03, 2012
2011 was the year of the employer as this column was replete with examples of employees wrecking their own cases, often through ignorance of the law, indifference, or worse, poor advice.
Out-of-office antics don’t fly for rim
December 20, 2011
Generally, employees’ conduct outside of work is immune from discipline.
Ultimatum tantamount to dismissal
December 13, 2011
Following a bad day at work and thinking that he would be fired, Philip Chan elected to resign instead.
Botch resignation, pay a price
December 06, 2011
Context plays key role in case of employee dismissal gone wrong
Stuck Between a rock and a workplace
November 22, 2011
Shortly after obtaining her real estate license, Marilyn Patterson found herself in a pickle.
In many a workplace to sign is to surrender
November 22, 2011
It's possibly the worst rule in workplace law — corporations are permitted to insist that employees sign one-sided employment contracts that reduce their legal rights.
Picking out the proper lawyer for your case
November 14, 2011
How do you win in court? It starts with selecting the proper lawyer.
Beware of the workplace recruiter
November 07, 2011
Happily employed for more than 17 years, my client received an unsolicited phone call from a headhunter.
A ministry makes the wrong move
October 31, 2011
An individual's experience, related below, provides an example of why you must be careful when you call a provincial Ministry of Labour.
Dig deeper when complaints come in
October 25, 2011
Company’s failure to properly investigate negative allegations relating to manager cost it case in court
Get commitments in print or risk no follow-through
October 18, 2011
Are you dreaming of becoming the next senior executive of your company?
The curious case of the missing employee
October 11, 2011
He is the human resources department’s biggest nightmare and he works at just about every large company across the country.
‘Kitchen sink’ approach to contracts often fails
October 04, 2011
This is the tale of two recent appeal cases, which together confirm my “Kitchen Sink” theory on employment contracts.
Tipping the delicate scales of workplace justice
September 27, 2011
Perception can be a dangerous thing. Kevin Johnson was a good worker. He had not been given any warnings or notice that his performance was unsatisfactory.
Workplace winners always welcome
September 20, 2011
Last week I introduced you to my favourite workplace “losers”; those people who just love to fail, and why their idiosyncrasies often cost them their own cases.
Don’t wage war on a work case
September 13, 2011
Employees are often the authors of their own misfortunes at work. Few take advantage of laws that are construed in their favour.
The type of worker who can wreck a case
September 06, 2011
Too often employees ruin their own perfectly good cases. Mostly, these employees fail to pick their battles, especially with their own lawyers. Here are the various types of “losers” and the reasons why they just love to fail.
A few rules you may have wrong at work
August 23, 2011
Here is a sampling of some of the questions readers of this column frequently ask and the answers I often provide.
Even the workplace bully has rights
August 16, 2011
What happens to the workplace bully when he or she is fired for bullying?
Employer mistakes can be avoided
August 10, 2011
Canadian employers may rule their own workplaces but they definitely don’t rule the courts.
Sometimes a lawyer can be perilous
August 03, 2011
Today, much of the workforce feels empowered to complain.
Be wary when signing an employment contract
July 25, 2011
It's possibly the worst fraud in workplace law – corporations, with expensive lawyers and deeper pockets, insisting that employees sign one-sided contracts that reduce their legal rights.
The brewing fight over sick leave
July 19, 2011
There is a new war being waged in Canadian workplace law, and its battleground is not even a courtroom.
Employers shouldn't mess with your vacation plans
July 12, 2011
About to leave on a much-needed vacation, Lerae Bigelow thought she had made plans for just about everything. But when her boss demanded that she cancel her trip at the last minute, she realized there was one contingency she had overlooked – her own dismissal.
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