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Office Romances
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner; what better time to talk
about office romance! We’ve provided a list of dos and don’ts in our
most recent blog to help employers navigate the often murky waters of workplace romances. Our gift to you for Valentine's Day - a FREE download of our Fraternization Policy.
Bad Apples in the Workplace Part II
Do you have a bad apple in your workplace? Part II of our article in CanadaOne provides a framework that will help you deal with an employee whose attitude is harming your business.
Manitoba Death and Disappearance of a Child Leave In Force January 1
Manitoba recently amended its Employment Standards Code effective Jan 1, 2013 to provide unpaid Leave Related to the Death or Disappearance of a Child for an employee whose child has died or disappeared due to a crime. The leave is available for employees for up to 52 weeks if they are a parent of a child who has disappeared as a result of a crime. If the child has died as a result of a crime, the employee is entitled to take a leave of up to 104 weeks.
Failure to Report Workplace Accident – Wilful Misconduct
An employee’s failure to report the incident, along with his lack of
remorse over what had happened, amounted to wilful misconduct. The
Ontario Labour Relations Board upheld the company’s decision to
terminate the employee without notice or severance pay. Read here for more details.
Sims Group Recycling Solutions Canada Ltd. v. Barrett, 2012 CLLC ¶210-060
It's That Time of Year - Bonuses and Salary Increases
It's coming up to that time of year for many organizations; salary increase and bonus payout time. Failure to provide promised salary increases and bonuses could lead to costly lawsuits (check out the class-action lawsuit against eHealth Ontario to the tune of $7 million), so ensure you follow through on your promises!
What We’ve Been Up To
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Recruitment is on the mind of many clients these days and we are involved with many recruitment engagements and training on behavioural interview techniques. We also continue to help clients with their ad hoc HR advice as required. Look for a list of the most frequent questions we receive from our clients in coming issues, along with our answers. |
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We’ve been busily blogging and writing articles. Let us know what topics are of interest to you! Drop us a line at info@hralacarte.ca. |
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