Episodes
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Brittany Taylor chats with Nicole Stibbe about her work at Soulwork Alliance, and how to tell whether your employee disengagement is really a result of a larger workplace culture issue - plus, where to start to address it!
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Fire Away: working through bias and making safe space at work.
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Stuart Rudner is joined by DEI consultant and corporate speaker Risha Grant for a discussion on our own unconscious bias and how we can work through that to create safer spaces, where everyone feels respected and included - especially at work!
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Fire Away: Navigating conflict and toxicity in the modern workplace.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Stuart Rudner is joined by Carlos Cadogan and Shawnee Love for a conversation about the modern workplace and how people approach conflict, whether it be microaggressions, offensive jokes, or harassment claims, and what we can do to not only navigate this kind of toxicity, but make positive change away from toxicity in the workplace.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Accommodation as a Conversation: Creating Welcoming Workplaces
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Stuart is joined by Lorin MacDonald, human rights lawyer and disability advocate, for a conversation about accommodation and inclusion.
For decades, human rights lawyer Lorin MacDonald has demonstrated leadership, passion, and commitment to accessibility and inclusion in her volunteer and professional activities, all informed by her lived experience as a woman born with profound hearing loss. Recognized as one of Canada’s disability leaders, Lorin has made many aware of the challenges faced by Canadians with disabilities during COVID-19, in addition to her human rights and accessibility presentations.
For the past three years, Lorin has been a nominee for Canadian Lawyer magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the Human Rights category, named to the list in 2021. Also last year, the Women’s Executive Network included Lorin as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100. In May 2022, the Law Society of Ontario bestowed upon Lorin the Law Society Medal, its highest honour, for outstanding service in recognition of her work to make the profession more accessible and inclusive.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
You Can’t Do That (At Work) On TV!
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Stuart Rudner and the Rudner Law Team look at some examples of workplace don'ts that you may recognize from pop culture and TV.
Monday Sep 27, 2021
The New Normal? COVID-19, Workplace Harassment, and Mental Health
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Denise Koster returns to Fire Away to talk about how COVID and remote work have changed how we see and deal with workplace harassment and mental health.
Hosted by Brittany Taylor, Partner at Rudner Law.
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Fire Away - Diversity and Inclusion in Today's Workplaces
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Stuart is joined by Michael Bach, Founder and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, David Lahey, Founder of Predictive Success Corporation, and Veronica Utton, Facilitator/Talent Optimizer with Predictive Success Corporation and Managing Director of V. Utton & Associates.
We’re going to be having a discussion about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, what that means in today’s sometimes virtual workplaces and around the holidays, and what employers can, or should, actually be doing.
Original air date: December 15th, 2020.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Fire Away - Social Media and the Hiring Process
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart is joined by Greg Vertelman of The Talent Company Inc. to talk about social media and how or if employers should be using it during the recruitment/hiring process.
Original air-date: January 21 2020
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Rudner Law Video Update: The Hiring Process and Citizenship
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
In this video update, Stuart talks about whether employers can ask applicants where they're from, whether they are Canadian citizens, or other things related to personal and confidential matters.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Fire Away Q&A Series, Question 6: Discrimination
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
In August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart tackled some of our viewers' top HR and Employment Law questions.
Question 6: What can an employee do when they feel they are being discriminated against? What if an email was sent to the manager but the response was “it’s all in your head”?