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
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