References present a double-edged sword for employers. On one hand, employers typically want former employees to find new jobs as doing so will get them off the company’s severance payroll. On the other hand, providing references may expose employers to dual-pronged liability in negligence and/or defamation. Given the recent news that Canada lost nearly 46,000…
Heenan Blaikie’s Ontario Labour and Employment Group is pleased to announce its 2014 Managing the Workplace seminar series. In 2014, we will be hosting 11 breakfast seminars on a broad range of labour and employment issues. All seminars are complimentary for clients and friends of the firm. Registration will be available online at managingtheworkplace.com soon.
A BC ferry officer, convicted last month of two charges of criminal negligence causing death in relation to the sinking of a passenger ferry off the British Columbia coast 7 years ago, was sentenced to four years in prison and banned from operating vessels for 10 years. The officer is appealing his conviction and sentence….
We are pleased to announce the relaunch of the Workplace Wire blog to give our readers a more user-friendly experience. The clean, modern design is easier-to-navigate and the core features, services and resources of the blog are displayed prominently for easy access. Understanding that our readers are consuming information on a variety of devices, including…
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at a conference co-presented by AIJA and the American Bar Association, entitled “Hot Topics in International Employment”. A topic that fairly sizzled was how employers around the world grapple over how to manage social media in the workplace. In the Canadian employment context, social media use raises…