HR Law Canada

An Ontario court has ruled that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is not a factor when determining notice periods in wrongful dismissal cases. The CERB, launched by Ottawa during …

An Ontario police officer who took an inappropriate picture of a cookie and his genitalia at a Christmas party has been awarded his job back. Kevin Gruchy was hired by …

Stuart Rudner and the Rudner Law Team look at some examples of workplace don’ts that you may recognize from pop culture and TV.

When a complaint of sexual harassment or assault arises in the workplace, the HR department is often the first place to turn for help. Employees, managers and executives alike look …

An arbitrator in New Brunswick has upheld the firing of an unvaccinated public-sector worker who refused to take at-home rapid tests for COVID-19 and report the results to her employer. …

If one of your hiring managers sexually harasses – or even assaults – a job candidate during the interview process or during pre-employment testing, can your organization be held liable? …

If you’ve ever been involved in a workplace termination in Canada, regardless of what side of the table you’re sitting on, you’ve likely been exposed to the Bardal factors.  Perhaps you didn’t …

An HR professional in Alberta has been awarded more than $90,000 after being sexually harassed and fired by the human resources manager she reported to at Emerson Electric Canada. T.Y. …

Not every wrongful dismissal case involves six-figure amounts or sets a new precedent. A recent case out of a British Columbia smalls claim court is interesting from the angle of …