Commentary and perspective on employment law from Todd Humber, HR Law Canada’s editor-in-chief.
Twenty thousand dollars. That’s what federal human rights complainants can receive for pain and suffering when they prove discrimination — the same amount since 1998, back when gas cost 65 …
When something strange happens in your workplace, who do you call? No, not Ghostbusters — though sometimes HR might feel they’re chasing phantoms and spectres through the office halls. There’s …
The text arrived like a digital thunderclap: “Oh shit. I just saw you’re deactivated on Slack… I hope they give you a fat package.” This was how Adam Boyle, a …
A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision underscores a reality in the work of talent acquisition: the way you attract employees can significantly impact your severance obligations if the… …
About once a week, I pop onto the press release section of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) website as part of my regular workplace news scan. Inevitably, and …
It is a rare and risky move for any employer to sue a former worker for defamation. While there are circumstances in which protecting a company’s reputation may require legal …
There was a time when a conversation in the office hallway or a whispered aside in a conference room felt completely private. Those days are, well, gone. Whether we like …
On your 56th attempt at something, you might expect a different outcome. After all, if practice makes perfect, try enough times and maybe you’ll get there. But for one determined …
We live in an age where everything seems calculable. Calories burned per minute on a treadmill. Likes per post on social media. Even happiness, some might argue, can be quantified …
In a black-and-white world, justice is swift, clear, and unambiguous. Wrong is wrong, right is right, and the lines between them are as stark as the stripes on a zebra. …
