Newsletter Archive: 2022
Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP
November, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
November, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
As employers navigate the future of remote work, there are many practical and legal considerations. To maintain sufficient flexibility to manage the workplace, comply with legal requirements and mitig...
Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP
November, 2022
| Zack Lebane
November, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Much has happened since our first article on mandatory vaccination policies, published in January 2022. At the time, the Omicron variant was sweeping across Canada and courts and arbitrators had begun...
Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP
August, 2022
| Luiza Vikhnovich
August, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of British Columbia decided an employee who secretly recorded his co-workers could be dismissed for cause because his actions fundamentally ruptured the employment...
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August, 2022
| Thomas J. Gorsky
August, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
When a court determines an employee has been wrongfully dismissed, there is a well- established rule that the sole remedy available is a monetary payment. Yet, for every rule, there is an exception. I...
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April, 2022
| Edward W. Snetsinger
April, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Spring is around the corner which means golf courses, landscaping companies, summer camps and other cyclical facilities are hiring seasonal employees. In most cases, a seasonal employee has the same e...
Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP
April, 2022
| Zack Lebane | Jeremy Ambraska
April, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Recently, the Government of Ontario introduced, and in some cases passed, several legislative changes to address issues in the modern workplace. These include disconnecting from work, electronic monit...
Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP
January, 2022
| Zack Lebane
January, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced a policy requiring all federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and all employees in the air, rail and marine transportation ind...
Newsletters - Sherrard Kuzz LLP
January, 2022
| Jeremy Ambraska
January, 2022
| Sherrard Kuzz LLP
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario suggests a more practical approach to the interpretation of employment agreements. In Battiston v Microsoft Canada Inc.,1 the court held an employe...