Episodes

Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Fire Away Q&A Series, Question 3: Four Day Work Weeks
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
In August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart tackled some of our viewers' top HR and Employment Law questions.
Question 3: what do you think about the four day work week? Are there any legal implications?

Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Fire Away Q&A Series, Question 2: Refusing To Sign An Employment Contract
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
In August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart tackled some of our viewers' top HR and Employment Law questions.
Question 2: if I am asked to sign an employment contract and refuse, can the company refuse to hire me?

Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Rudner Law Video Update: Termination Clauses
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Termination clauses have had an ongoing saga in our courts with people challenging them and trying to avoid the implications of what they signed, which can have tremendous implications.

Friday Sep 06, 2019
Fire Away Q&A Series, Question 1: Temporary Layoffs
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
On August's episode of Fire Away, Stuart answered our viewers' top HR and employment law questions.
Question 1: is it okay to temporarily layoff full-time employees, or does it expose an employer to constructive dismissal claims?

Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Stuart's July Rant: Severance is NOT an Entitlement
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
In his new rant, Stuart might be bursting your bubble: severance is NOT an entitlement. You can't assume you will get a package - and if you do, it may not be what you expect.

Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Audio: Fire Away - Finances: Pensions, Taxes, and Severance
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Richard Sales, a Senior Executive Consultant with IG Wealth Management and the principle director of R. Sales & Associates. Stuart and Richard discussed a number of financial topics, including pensions, tax-effective ways to handle severance payments, and what to consider about your financial plan if you lose your job.
Original air-date: July 16 2019.

Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Video: Fire Away - Finances: Pensions, Taxes, and Severance
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Richard Sales, a Senior Executive Consultant with IG Wealth Management and the principle director of R. Sales & Associates. Stuart and Richard discussed a number of financial topics, including pensions, tax-effective ways to handle severance payments, and what to consider about your financial plan if you lose your job.
Original air-date: July 16 2019.

Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Audio: Fire Away - Dealing with Controversial Employees
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Dan McGarry, HR Director at Global Wood Group, discuss how employers should handle an employee who gets caught doing or saying something controversial. They also talk about social media, including whether it's appropriate for you to be online friends with your employees. In Stuart's rant, he's begging you to stop treating employment contracts as formalities.
Original air-date: June 18 2019.

Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Video: Fire Away - Dealing with Controversial Employees
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Dan McGarry, HR Director at Global Wood Group, discuss how employers should handle an employee who gets caught doing or saying something controversial. They also talk about social media, including whether it's appropriate for you to be online friends with your employees. In Stuart's rant, he's begging you to stop treating employment contracts as formalities.
Original air-date: June 18 2019.

Monday May 27, 2019
Audio: Fire Away - Canadian Immigration and the Employment Relationship
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Cristina Guida, an Immigration Lawyer with Green and Spiegel LLP, discuss Canadian immigration and citizenship matters and how they affect the employment relationship. In Stuart's rant, he has advice for employers: don't let your search for the right human inadvertently violate human rights!
Original air-date: May 21st 2019.
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