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Failure to communicate leads to wrongful dismissal damages award against employer
November 1, 2004
A recent decision of an Ontario court demonstrates the importance of taking a pro-active approach to reintegrating employees who have been off work due to
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Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 in force November 1, 2004
October 1, 2004
Bill 31, the Ontario Health Information Protection Act, 2004, received Royal Assent on May 20. The Bill enacts two pieces of legislation, the Personal Health
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B.C. Arbitrator rules that school board directives not to discuss class size breach Charter
October 1, 2004
A British Columbia arbitrator has ruled that attempts by school boards to prohibit teachers from posting material about class size issues on school bulletin boards
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B.C. Appeal Court adopts broad definition of “family status” discrimination
September 1, 2004
Most Canadian human rights legislation prohibits discrimination based on family status. Now, a decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal has held that, in
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Ontario Government announces public consultations on eliminating mandatory retirement
September 1, 2004
On August 18, 2004, the Ontario government issued Providing Choice, an on-line discussion paper on the issue of eliminating mandatory retirement (at www.gov.on.ca/LAB/english/news/2004/04-92cp.html). The government
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More on PIPEDA and video surveillance
July 1, 2004
As many of our readers will know, FOCUS alerts have recently discussed the impact of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) on
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