New Top 10 Rules for Video Surveillance in Canada
April 29, 2008 at 6:00 am by: Northern Exposure
By Barbara A. McIsaac and Rachel Ravary
McCarthy Tetrault
Archive for April, 2008
Avoiding Hiring Pitfalls in Canada
April 22, 2008 at 6:00 am by: Northern Exposure
By Kate McNeill
McCarthy Tetrault
Response to last week’s article
April 21, 2008 at 9:41 am by: Brian Smeenk
by Brian Smeenk
Editor - Northern Exposure
Like the hockey gag line about going to a fight only to have a hockey game break out, last week Northern Exposure was the site of shock and awe, and a good legal debate broke out.
McDonald’s Fails to Accommodate Employee Unable to Wash Hands
April 15, 2008 at 6:00 am by: Northern Exposure
by Daniel Pugen and Earl G. Phillips
McCarthy Tetrault
In Canada, human rights legislation provides that employers have a duty to accommodate disabled workers unless such accommodation would cause “undue hardship” on the employer.
A recent case involving McDonald’s Restaurants before the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal illustrates the high standard of accommodation expected of employers. It also [...]
The Basics of Canadian Employment Contracts
April 8, 2008 at 6:00 am by: Northern Exposure
By Rachel Ravary of McCarthy Tetrault
and Brian P. Smeenk, formerly with McCarthy Tetrault
Where Will Disputes about Your International Employment Contracts Be Resolved?
April 1, 2008 at 6:00 am by: Brian Smeenk
This question can be a vexing one. Will disputes be resolved in the employee’s country of origin? In the country in which the employee is now working? In the country in which your head office is located? In the country in which the employment contract was executed? All of the above? And how will you [...]
