The controversy surrounding employers' return-to-work initiatives has been reignited after another major company ordered its employees back to the office — full-time.

Workplaces are often defined differently by different employees. Positive work environments are commonly labelled as welcoming, collaborative, empowering, inclusive, and so on.

This is the time of year I take a look at what’s coming down the legislative chimney this year for employers and employees.

When courts are involved, the costs of litigation, though they preclude some meritorious cases, concomitantly discourage those with no merit.

The lesson here is, when employees resign, don’t dismiss them early, rather provide them the option of leaving earlier with pay

Human rights laws often create discrimination against the very groups they are designed to protect. Take the many laws created to end discrimination of women.

What we are seeing in our streets has ceased to be about the war between Hamas and Israel. It has transformed into an attack on Jews wherever they may be.

In employment law, the line between right and wrong is occasionally blurred, especially when it comes to possession of confidential documents.

I was gobsmacked when I heard that on behalf of Ontario’s doctors Scott Wooder, president of the Ontario Medical Association, had declared that employers should no longer be able to ask employees for sick notes.

With Halloween falling on a weekday this year, it's likely the festivities will extend into the workplace. And although the secular celebration can be a fun morale-building opportunity, employers may be wondering whether...

"Be careful what you wish for." This sage maternal advice isn’t just for children, it can also be applied to the more prosaic world of employment law.

The announcement from the Government of Canada earlier this month that federal employees will be required to work from the office at least three days a week starting in September 2024 has many asking the question: can my employer make me return to the office, too?

In my experience as an employment lawyer on the management side, outside of the movies, workers who sleep at their desks, or who retroactively alter their records, charging their employer thousands of dollars in false expenses usually lose their jobs

A caller to my CFRB employment law talk show last week said she had found a free severance pay calculation online.

Untangling the complex web of long-term disability (LTD) insurance is challenging and even more so when you are ill. For many, the promise of financial support during impairment is a lifeline.

In normal conditions, Toronto-Dominion Bank's veteran chief executive, now approaching the ten-year mark in the top job, might be putting the final pieces of a succession strategy in place.

U.S. President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race is now old news. What is not old news is ageism in Canadian workplaces.

Rate hikes have affected affordability, the job market is more competitive, and remote work is the norm for many organizations and industries. Since employment prospects no longer depend on where you live...

Executives and leaders like Bev Priestman seldom operate in a silo, and they usually do not have as much discretion as the public might think.

With Air Canada pilots poised to strike, the NDP has abrogated its supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals and announced that it will not support back-to-work legislation.