Insubordination and Dismissal

This vlog was inspired by a very simple question: can you be fired for refusing to do what your boss asks you to do? Is that insubordination? What is insubordination anyways?

Termination Terminology

In this video update, Stuart clarifies some of the terms that are used in the world of employment law relating to dismissals.

COVID-19 and the Workplace: Where Are We Now? PART TWO

Stuart is joined by fellow Rudner Law members Brittany Taylor and Nadia Zaman on this episode of Fire Away. They addressed current issues relating to COVID-19 and the workplace. 

COVID-19 and the Workplace: Where Are We Now?

Stuart is joined by fellow Rudner Law members Brittany Taylor and Nadia Zaman on this episode of Fire Away. They addressed current issues relating to COVID-19 and the workplace. 

Fire Away - Diversity and Inclusion in Today’s Workplaces

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.

Fire Away - Career Development and Employment Law Perspectives in the World of Work

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.

Fire Away - COVID-19 and Government Support for Businesses

Guest host Brittany Taylor of Rudner Law is joined by Isabella Bertani, Founder and Chief Client Strategist of Bertani, and Ryan Mallough, Director of Provincial Affairs, Ontario at Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Brittany, Isabella, and Ryan, will be discussing COVID-19 and the government supports that have been/are available to support businesses through this unprecedented time.

Original air date: October 20th, 2020

Post-Termination Entitlements to Compensation or Bonuses

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.

Fire Away - How are Businesses Handling The “New Normal”?

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

Fire Away - Refusing to Accept The Unacceptable: Workplace Bullying and Harassment

Stuart is joined by Denise Koster, Founder and Principal of Koster Consulting and Associates, to discuss workplace bullying and harassment, and her newly published book, "Refusing to Accept the Unacceptable: The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Workplace Bullying and Harassment".

Original air date: August 18th, 2020