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First-Time Collective Bargaining in Ontario: What Newly Unionized Employers Need to Know
When a union is certified to represent your employees in Ontario, collective bargaining is not optional and how you approach...
Return To Office Mandates: Can I Refuse?
Return-to-office mandates are one of the most contested employment issues in Ontario right now. Whether an employer can require you...
What (BC) Employees Should Know Before Responding to Their Employer
When something significant happens at work a termination letter arrives, an HR meeting is requested, a severance offer appears with...
Progressive Discipline in Ontario: Steps, Workplace Policies, and Termination Rules
Progressive discipline is the most important tool Ontario employers have for building a defensible termination record. When courts assess whether...
Can an Employer Rescind a Job Offer in Ontario?
Having an accepted job offer pulled out from under you is one of the more financially destabilizing things that can...
Parental Leave in Ontario: How Long It Lasts, Whether It Is Paid, and Your Legal Rights
Parental leave in Ontario allows eligible employees to take job-protected time off work to care for a newborn or newly...
Independent Contractor Agreement in Ontario: Why Businesses Need One
Using independent contractors offers Ontario businesses genuine advantages flexibility, cost savings, and access to specialized expertise without the full obligations...
Can Employers Change Your Job Duties in British Columbia?
BC employers have broad authority to manage their workplaces and adjust how work is organized as business needs change. But...
7 Things Your Employer Can’t Legally Do in BC (And What to Do Next)
BC employers have broad authority to manage their workplaces but that authority has clear legal limits. When an employer crosses...
Has Your Employer Breached Your Employment Contract? Here’s What To Do Next
An employment contract is a legally binding agreement. When your employer fails to honour its terms by withholding compensation you...
Can I Sue My Employer in Ontario?
If you were fired without adequate notice, forced out through intolerable workplace changes, denied compensation you were owed, or mistreated...
BC Pay Transparency Act: What Employers Must Do Now (Complete Guide)
BC's Pay Transparency Act (SBC 2023, c 17) introduced a phased set of compliance obligations for provincially regulated employers covering...