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The Ontario Court of Appeal has now issued a decision confirming the law with respect to workplace harassment investigation reports, wherein the investigator /author of the report, will not be liable for defamation for the findings in the report. In the case at bar, the employer, through legal counsel, retained the service of a workplace

Busayo will be delivering a guest lecture on Human Rights and Employment Law for Humber College’s Paralegal Education Program on July 18, 2023. The Employment Law Course of the Paralegal Education Program introduces students to the law affecting employment in Ontario, including employment standards, human rights, occupational health and safety, pay equity, labour relations and

In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the court considered a case of pandemic layoff and whether 9 months after the layoff occurred, the employee could be said to have condoned the layoff. The Court of Appeal relied upon one of its earlier decisions in McGuinty v. 1845035 Ontario Inc., 2020 ONCA

Busayo Faderin will be presenting on the panel, A Quick Review: Key Legislation and Case Law to Remember, hosted by the Ontario Bar Association on May 12, 2023. The program is currently scheduled as an in-person program with a webcast option. For more information about the event and to register, please click here.

Busayo Faderin will be presenting on the panel, Workplace Privacy: Electronic Monitoring of Employees, hosted by the Ontario Bar Association on April 25, 2023. This program is currently scheduled as an in-person program with a live webcast option. For more information about the event and to register, please click here.

Since being released, Ontario courts have applied Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 (“Waksdale“) and held that where a ‘for cause’ provision violates the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA“), all clauses in the employment contract are void and unenforceable, thus entitling employees to full common law notice. This was no different in

Busayo Farderin was quoted in the Canadian HR Reporter article, “Why HR should care about new violence and harassment treaty” To read the article, please click here. 

As we start off the new year it is a good time to review your practices and think of adopting some new ones.  What are the ways to do what you do better?  Here are a few thoughts on what we see businesses missing or getting wrong with great frequency. Not updating policies Your Workplace

While the 2021 ESA amendments relating to non-competition agreements are likely to limit the circumstances in which such agreements can or will be used in the future, non-competition agreements that were in place prior to the ESA amendments remain unaffected. The legal enforceability of non-competition agreements that pre-date the ESA amendments continue to hinge on

Arleen Huggins will be speaking at the HRPA 2022 Annual HR Law Conference on October 26, 2022. Arleen will be participating in a panel discussion focused on “A Retrospective of 30 Years in HR Law”. For more information about the conference, please click here.