The challenge raised by the Ontario teachers’ unions over the Ontario Government’s Bill 115, the “Putting Students First Act”, is headed to the Courts. On The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Steve Paikin sat down with me and Fay Faraday to debate the key issues on legal arguments to be advanced and considered by the Court. Fay…
It is clear how important it is to conduct a proper workplace investigation. It is also clear that failing to do so can scuttle an employer’s case for a just cause dismissal, expose an employer to Human Rights Code damages, and, depending on the harm actually suffered, create a risk of aggravated Keays damages as…
Winds of investigatory change are blowing through courts and workplaces. Less then a decade ago, unfounded complaints made against a manager could justify stripping him or her of supervisory duties and bar an action for constructive dismissal. These employees had no right to know the details of the complaints against them, nor were they entitled…