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Confusion over arbitrability of employee benefit claims resolved – maybe
January 1, 1999
Where must a unionized employee claiming an entitlement to benefits pursue the claim – at arbitration or in court? The reverberations caused by the Ontario
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Video surveillance: Invasion of privacy or reasonable response to misconduct?
January 1, 1999
Employers seeking to pre-empt, detect or verify wrongdoing by employees may resort to the use of video surveillance. Such employers should bear in mind, however,
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Court of Appeal sends strong message on sexual harassment by supervisory personnel, twice
January 1, 1999
Two unanimous decisions issued on August 27, 1998 by the Ontario Court of Appeal herald a tougher approach towards supervisory employees who engage in sexual
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Unilateral revision of sick pay provisions rejected by B.C. court
October 1, 1998
At times, employers may have occasion to revise certain provisions of their benefits policies where these are not set out in a contract of employment.
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Notice period for employees promoted out of the bargaining unit: a promise is a promise
October 1, 1998
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal is of more than passing interest to employers who provide assurances of job security to employees
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House of Lords: Employee tainted by association with dishonest employer can sue for “stigma” damages
October 1, 1998
If a business is run in a corrupt or dishonest manner, and its employees are consequently stigmatized and hindered in their search for new employment,
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