Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies Employee Privacy Rights at Work
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its judgment in R. v. Cole, in which it set out employee’s privacy rights with respect to personal information stored on a work computer. A school board...
View ArticleWho is the Employer?
Several recent decisions of courts and tribunals across Canada have answered the question “who is the employer?” In three recent decisions, a broad view was taken of the concepts of “employee” and...
View Article$500,000 Arbitration Award to be Reviewed
In our Summer 2010 newsletter, we reported on an award of Arbitrator Owen Shime, in which he ordered the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to pay over $500,000 in damages for bad faith conduct...
View ArticleNew Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a new policy on the prevention of sexual and gender-based harassment in early 2011. The policy provides a general overview of sexual and gender-based...
View ArticleOne Year Later: Are You Compliant with Bill 168?
Last summer, Bill 168 was declared in force by the Ontario Government. This Bill made significant amendments to Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, and placed onerous obligations on employers...
View ArticleFirm Announcement
The Firm welcomes our new Associate Katherine Symonds. Katherine completed her articles with the Firm and has recently been called to the Bar. The post Firm Announcement appeared first on Bird Richard.
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