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Key provisions of drug and alcohol policy struck down by Human Rights adjudicator
January 1, 1997
Ontario employers searching for ways to control perceived substance abuse problems in the workplace will have to consider the effect of a recent ruling by
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Dismissal of public sector employees and the duty of fairness
January 1, 1997
When considering the dismissal of employees, public sector employers must take into account one fact which is not of concern to their counterparts in the
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U.K. decision rules employers liable for negligent references
January 1, 1997
What are the consequences when an employer, honestly and in good faith, supplies a letter of reference for a former employee, and that letter contains
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Arbitrator’s jurisdiction to impose lesser penalty and just cause provisions
January 1, 1997
Where a statute or collective agreement provides that no employee shall be discharged without just cause, may an arbitrator still refuse to reinstate an employee
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School boards to lose control over funding in Crombie panel proposals
December 1, 1996
The province will have an increased role in funding education and setting standards, while school boards will lose almost all their taxing authority if the
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Emphasis on early return to work in new workers’ compensation legislation
December 1, 1996
On November 26, 1996, the Harris government tabled legislation that substantially overhauls Ontario’s workers’ compensation system. The bill, the Workers’ Compensation Reform Act, repeals the
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