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Teachers Walk Out Before School Closure Over COVID Outbreak
An employer’s obligation to keep employees safe is currently being tested at schools across the GTA. As numbers overall increase in the province, schools have been a significant source of new cases. As of December 4th, there were nearly 800 active cases in schools across Ontario. The vast majority of these cases are among students, […]
Read MoreVicarious Liability
Innocent Employer Takes the Hit for Employee’s Failings Vicarious liability is a legal concept which holds a company responsible for the wrongdoing of an employee or employees. If a vicarious liability argument is successful, there is no need to establish any improper conduct of the company. The liability or legal responsibility, in this sense, is […]
Read MoreThe Duty to Investigate
A recent decision in British Columbia[1] has drawn fresh attention upon an important issue in employment law. The Fundamentals An employer who makes allegations of serious misconduct against an employee must conduct an impartial investigation into the questioned conduct of the employee. The failure to do so will not only weaken the evidence of wrongdoing […]
Read MoreArbitration
In a previous post, we reviewed the mediation process and its advantages to the parties in a law suit or a threatened one. There is a further alternative to taking a case to court which is “arbitration”. The parties can voluntarily agree to use this process when a dispute arises. Sometimes there may already be […]
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