By Hanen Khemakhem, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Mahbub Zaman, University of Hull; Nadia Smaili, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and Richard Fontaine, Université du Québec à Montréal …
October 2022
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Top stories from HR Law Canada this week include: • Housing executive fired for sexually harassing job candidate during interview process • Sales executive was employee, not contractor, Ontario court …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Sales executive was employee, not contractor, Ontario court rules in awarding nearly $65K
Courts will often look past the wording in a contract to determine the true nature of an employment relationship. A sales executive for Fusion Nutrition was ruled to be an …
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FeaturedWorkplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. holding roundtables with gig workers as it considers employment standards changes
The B.C. government is hosting a series of regional in-person roundtables to hear directly from gig workers about their jobs and working conditions, and the unique challenges for app-based ride-hailing …
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FeaturedJust CauseSexual Harassment
Housing executive fired for sexually harassing job candidate during interview process
A housing authority in Nova Scotia was justified in firing a director, for cause, who sexually harassed a job candidate during the hiring process, according to the labour relations board. …
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Top stories from HR Law Canada this week include: Woman awarded $50,000 in damages by tribunal after being touched on breast during business trip Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements …
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By Zak Vescera | The Tyee The crew at the Georgia Straight wrote until the bitter end, filing stories and chronicling Vancouver’s culture after the paycheques stopped flowing and the printer …
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Legal NewsOpinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Why Québec politicians must swear an oath to the King — even if they don’t want to
By Yan Campagnolo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, sparked controversy by stating that he will not swear an oath of allegiance to …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Woman awarded $50,000 in damages by tribunal after being touched on breast during business trip
An Alberta woman was awarded $50,000 in damages for injury to dignity after a tribunal ruled she had been touched on her breast and hip by her boss on a …
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Five new commissioners have been appointed to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. Commissioners meet six times a year and are responsible for the strategic direction of the commission and …