Showing Tag: Employment Law & Labour Law
Human Rights in Condominiums
To understand how much of an impact condominium living is having on the Saskatchewan landscape, one needs only drive through some major…
How Private Are Employer-Provided Electronic Devices?
Employers often provide employees with computers, tablets and smart phones to use while performing their duties. These are usually intended to fulfill…
Rules Of The Firing Line
Hiring a new employee is an exciting time. Terminating employment is not so pleasant or easy. Personal considerations aside, there are certain…
Constructive Dismissal Can Be Costly
Owning a business brings a sense of pride. You, perhaps with a group of other owners, have created a source of income,…
Disabilities in Employment Law: Rights and Responsibilities
This paper is based on a presentation made to the 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Second Career Assistance Network, Transition Seminar on November…
Stopping Other Businesses From Hiring Your Know-How
You have undoubtedly heard of cases where a successful employee was wooed to “greener pastures”, and the employee’s know-how, charisma and ambition…
Asking For Social Media Passwords From Employees
A number of news stories have reported employers asking for Facebook passwords from job applicants. Is this legal in Canada? In a…
The Social Employee
The hazards arising from an employee’s use of social media include many of the same issues that existed pre-internet. The difference is…
Confidential Information: Balancing Employer and Employee Rights
Canada is a land of opportunity. We believe that an individual should be free to pursue any job, profession, trade or calling.…
Departing Employees’ Rights and Obligations
Almost every employer and business owner was once an employee. For some, the transition was abrupt or involuntary. Others planned the exit…
Structuring Independent Contractor Arrangements
Some businesses have fired all their employees, yet they seem to operate the same as ever. How do they do this? Well,…
Protecting Intellectual Property When Employees Leave
Employees often have access to confidential business assets and information and have the ability to do damage to the business after they…