Episodes
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Fire Away: Workplace TikTok trends from an employment law perspective.
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Quiet quitting. Rage applying. You've heard them all - but what do these buzzwords mean, if anything, in a legal context? In this episode, Brittany Taylor and Geoffrey Lowe are explaining these trendy concepts from an employment law perspective.
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Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
In this update, Stuart talks about why an otherwise valid employment contract may not be valid if the employee's duties and responsibilities have changed - even if their title remains the same.
Monday Mar 13, 2023
At what point is a contract ”frustrated”, and what does that mean?
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
In this update, Stuart talks about frustration of contract - and to be clear, that doesn’t mean someone is frustrated. Frustration of a contract occurs at law when the circumstances change and it becomes impossible to fulfill.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Remember that episode of Friends where Ross tries to move a couch up the stairs, and ends up screaming "pivot, pivot, pivot!" at Chandler and Rachel? That's become a frequently quoted scene. The HR world has become a big supporter of pivoting, and in this video, Nadia talks about how employers can pivot through changes, like the pandemic, without risking constructive dismissal claims.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Should you lie to your boss about how ”remote” you really are?
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
If you’re a remote worker, is it okay to lie to your employer about being at home when you’re really working from an exotic location? It might sound pretty harmless, especially if you get your work done. But Stuart has some concerns that you should be aware of before you make a big move.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Legal Implications of Having Employees Outside of the Province or Country
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Brittany is joined by Jacqueline Bart and Serge Boudreau to discuss the implications of having employees working outside of Ontario or outside of Canada.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Fire Away - Career Development and Employment Law Perspectives in the World of Work
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Stuart is joined by Lisa Taylor. Lisa is President of the Challenge Factory, she is a speaker, researcher, and consultant on today’s changing world of work. She is also an author, having written The Talent Revolution: Longevity and the Future of Work and the Retain and Gain series of career management playbooks for small businesses and non-profits and charities.
Original air date: November 17th, 2020.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Post-Termination Entitlements to Compensation or Bonuses
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Stuart Rudner gives a video update on a case he reported on almost exactly two years ago - Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada has now weighed in on the issue of when employees will be entitled to things like bonuses or other variable compensation post termination.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Fire Away - How are Businesses Handling The "New Normal"?
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Stuart is joined by Brian Shifman, President and CEO of Vaughan Chamber of Commerce to discuss how businesses and operating and managing their reopening during COVID-19, and what challenges they are dealing with.
Original air date: September 15th, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Overtime and the Entitlement to Overtime Pay
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Many of us are focused on COVID-19 and the implications on our society, our health, the economy and our jobs, but it's important to remember that life goes on and that means so does the legal system. The Superior Court of Ontario recently released a decision relating to overtime and entitlement to overtime pay.