Practical guidance for Ontario employers on workplace investigations, termination, accommodation, ESA compliance, and labour relations. Written by Scott Tracze, Q.ARB -- 15 years of Ontario and federal labour relations experience.
ESA termination pay is one of the most frequently misunderstood areas of Ontario employment law. Most employers know they need to pay something when they let someone go. Fewer understand what that something actually includes.
Read the full article →The OHSA requires Ontario employers to investigate workplace harassment complaints. It does not require a third-party investigator. But there are circumstances where conducting the investigation internally is not appropriate -- and in some situations, it is precisely what the HRTO will use against you.
Read the full article →The employer's first 48 hours after receiving a workplace harassment complaint determine whether they are in a defensible position or not. What happens in those initial hours -- and what does not happen -- sets the trajectory for everything that follows.
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