Episodes
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!
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Fire Away: working through bias and making safe space at work.
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Stuart Rudner is joined by DEI consultant and corporate speaker Risha Grant for a discussion on our own unconscious bias and how we can work through that to create safer spaces, where everyone feels respected and included - especially at work!
Monday May 15, 2023
You’re Fired! The Webinar.
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
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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Tuesday May 02, 2023
Employers should not use performance improvement plans in bad faith.
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
This update, which was supposed to be Stuart's latest rant, focuses on performance improvement plans and why employers shouldn't use them in bad faith, just to build a file for dismissal or cut compensation - these are recipes for liability.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Fire Away: Managing performance and motivation, and setting ourselves up for success.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Stuart Rudner is joined by Cameron Atlas, a talented musician, fantastic speaker and highly sought-after coach, for an insightful discussion on performance and motivation.
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.
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Fire Away: Detecting, handling, and preventing cybersecurity issues among employees.
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Stuart Rudner is joined by Mark Canes, president and CEO of Blue Link, for a discussion on cybersecurity issues among employees - especially when employees are working in remote and hybrid models.
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.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Fire Away: Navigating conflict and toxicity in the modern workplace.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Stuart Rudner is joined by Carlos Cadogan and Shawnee Love for a conversation about the modern workplace and how people approach conflict, whether it be microaggressions, offensive jokes, or harassment claims, and what we can do to not only navigate this kind of toxicity, but make positive change away from toxicity in the workplace.
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Time Theft - Nadia on 580 CFRA Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
It might be the start of a new year, but several employers are still relying on the modern-day clock for evaluating productivity. Nadia joined Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron to talk about time theft.
Originally aired January 30th 2023.
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