Episodes

Monday Sep 11, 2023
Fire Away: the experience of non-standard worker in today’s workplaces.
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Dr. Catherine Connelly is professor of organizational behaviour at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Her research focuses on the attitudes, behaviours, and experiences of non-standard workers (e.g., temporary agency workers, contractors, temporary foreign workers), the effects of leadership styles on leader well-being, and knowledge hiding in organizations.

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!

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.

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.

Friday Jun 18, 2021
Headhunting: The Practical Considerations and Risks
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Stuart is joined by Mike King of Recruit King, and Marc Belaiche of Toronto Jobs.

Wednesday May 05, 2021
Social Media: A Useful HR Tool or a Liability?
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Stuart is joined by Matt Richardson. Matt has specialized training in open source intelligence, and expertise in high technologies. His work includes internet and social media safety and security training, open source intelligence training and investigative research.
Stuart and Matt talk about the role that social media can play in HR processes. From background checks on job applicants and active recruitment, to workplace investigations.

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 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

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.