Ottawa Employment Lawyer Sean P. Bawden
160 Elgin Street - Suite 2401 K2P 2P7 Ottawa, ON, Canada

What is the legal effect of a SNOW DAY? Is your employer required to pay you under the 3-hour rule if it is unable to open on account of a snowstorm? Answer here: https://bit.ly/33SxlI0... #emplaw #ONStorm

Ontario Court finds Ottawa City Council displayed reasonable apprehension of bias against Councillor Rick Chiarelli with respect to complaints made to integrity commissioner; sets aside Counsel's decision and imposes maximum sanction available: https://www.ottawaemploymentlaw.com//12/Chiarelli-Div-Ct.h

My essay in favour of #BoxingDay. In which I argue that Boxing Day is far more deserving of public holiday status than is Christmas Day https://bit.ly/3Jjtdkn

My annual Top Five Cases of Importance to Ontario Employment Law - 2021 Edition https://bit.ly/3IMyHUG

On October 29th, an Ontario judge refused to issue a court order preventing a Toronto hospital from firing employees for not being vaccinated. Read my summary of why, and why I think other employers need to read his decision with caution, here: https://bit.ly/3jSDU2m

An Ontario judge declined to issue an injunctive order that would have prevented a Toronto hospital from terminating employees for failing to get vaccinated: https://bit.ly/3jSDU2m

Service Canada has published an updated position on the reason code to be used on Records of Employment when an employee does not comply with a COVID-19 vaccination policy. https://www.canada.ca//ei-list/ei-roe/notice-covid-19.html

Ontario Superior Court Judge finds employee’s sophistication, representation by legal counsel, *NOT* reason to uphold illegal employment contract. Decision complete opposite of ruling in Rahman. My summary here:

An Ontario judge found an employer could *not* rely on contractual termination provision, limiting employee's severance entitlements to no more than statutory minimums, given its own conduct prior to and on termination. My summary here: https://www.ottawaemploymentlaw.com//Humphrey-v-%20Mene-ON #emplaw #employmentlaw

Can you be fired for refusing to apologize to a coworker? In Hucsko v. A.O. Smith Enterprises Limited, 2021 ONCA 728, Ontario's top court said "yes." Find out why here: https://bit.ly/3FLE8lb ... #employmentlaw #emplaw #workplaceharassment

Ottawa Businesses and Organizations Legally Required to Establish COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Details here: https://bit.ly/OttVaxPolicyRules

Hi. I have some personal news. https://bit.ly/2YcSYj8

An employee makes a complaint of sexual assault and harassment to his employer; ends up being compelled by the court, against his will, to be examined for discovery / deposed by aggressor's lawyer. https://bit.ly/3yyJe0c

For those looking to take a deeper dive into the Court of Appeal's decision in the Uber case and what it means with respect to the (Il)legality of Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts.