Fire Away

We made it to 100! 🥂

From the early days with live-streaming glitches to navigating the post-Covid workplace, it’s been a wild ride. Join Brittany Taylor, Stuart Rudner, and Mark Robins as they pull back the curtain on the journey to 100 episodes.

In this special milestone celebration, we’re revisiting:

• the most critical advice for employers and employees still holds true today;
• our favourite (and most controversial) guests;
• the "set evolution" along with the funny moments you never got to see on camera; and
• the raw challenges of 'going live' when everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

Mark Robins also introduces a special reunion segment featuring insights from our past guests:

• Axis Geffen of Axis Vero Incorporated https://www.linkedin.com/in/axisgeffen/ 
• Chris Robertson of the Psych Company https://www.linkedin.com/company/psych-company/ 
• Peter Santini of HR Management Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersantini/ 
• Brian Epstein of Newman HR https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianepstein1818/ 
• Sandra Bekhor of Bekhor Management https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrabekhor/
• Cameron Atlas of The Edge of Possible https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronatlas/

 

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At Rudner Law, we see employment relationships as an extension of your interpersonal ones. This is true regardless of whether you are an employee, a multi-national corporation, a start-up, a family business or a non-profit organization. We recognize that interpersonal relationships are complicated. This is why we focus all our energy and resources into mastering the practice of Employment Law, also referred to as HR or Workplace Law. Our lawyers have substantial knowledge, expertise and experience in Employment law and pride themselves in focusing on the practical and business concerns of our clients. But we make sure that we look beyond just the law and work with our clients to help them make well-reasoned decisions based on all the relevant factors. https://www.rudnerlaw.ca/

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Originally presented on May 10th 2023

An overview of dismissals - with cause, without cause, and constructive - so you can understand your rights and adopt a strategic approach.

Topics include:

- Why are most termination clauses in employment contracts not worth the paper they are printed on?

- When can you "fire" someone for just cause?

- Is severance really a month of salary per year of service?

- Are you entitled to bonuses even after dismissal?

Dismissals remain the most misunderstood area of HR Law, and yet it is also the most dangerous. Getting it wrong can expose an organization to substantial liability and can cause someone to lose out on tens of thousands of dollars. Despite that, most people and organizations don't get proper advice, choosing to act before they understand their rights and obligations and costing themselves a lot by doing so.

We will explain how to assess severance obligations and post-termination entitlements, how to minimize termination costs, when just cause for dismissal exists, and how you can dismiss someone without meaning to by changing the terms of their employment. You will find out why we say that although the threshold is high, "just cause is not a lost cause".

Lastly, attendees will learn why we say that the majority of termination clauses in Ontario are unenforceable, and how to ensure that you can rely on yours.

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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

We owe a massive thank you to the people at 360kids, first for all the great work they do in our community, but also for allowing us the opportunity to help out. We are so grateful to all of you for the ongoing support, and we sincerely wish you and your families a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!