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Say What You Mean and Mean What you Say (And Put it in Writing)

By Heather Cameron on January 20, 2015 Posted in Canada

A recent Ontario case provides a good reminder of the importance of a clear and thorough employment contract. In the case, an employee with eight months’ service claimed he had a five-year fixed term contract and sued for more than four years of lost wages. Facts The parties had negotiated the employee’s move from Vancouver … Continue reading

Employment Equity Act amended : The wait is finally over

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on July 29, 2014 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, South Africa

The amendments to the Employment Equity Act will finally come into operation this Friday, 1 August 2014. On Friday, the law regulating employment equity and discrimination as we know it will change considerably. We previously alerted you to these changes: The beneficiaries of affirmative action (designated groups) will be limited to black people, women and … Continue reading