HR Policies

Should your company adopt flexible, principle-based policies like Netflix, or stick to a structured rulebook? Learn the benefits and pitfalls of each approach and find the best fit for your business.

The case of Byrd v Welcome Home Children’s Residence Inc. highlights the importance of clearly defining the terms of remote work arrangements. In this article, we analyze the case and outline key clauses employers should include in remote work agreements to protect their rights and minimize legal risks.

Companies are eager to get employees back in the office but employees have shown considerable resistance. How to navigate? 

What HR can learn following Dazhon Darien’s deepfake recording of school principal Eric Eiswert’s voice to spread racist comments.

It's critical that your business obtains employee sign off and acceptance of their terms and conditions of employment prior to the employee's first day of work. Here's why and some tips. 

A recent Human Rights case illustrates the consequences of not having a sexual harassment policy in the workplace. 

In a recent article, Robert Smithson addresses the recent BC Human Rights Tribunal v. Gibraltar Mines Ltd. case that reinforces the employer's need to accommodate an employee's change in family circumstances and provides his perspective on accommodating the increased breadth of “family status” human rights claims.

At this point, we're all likely familiar with the Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391 (Waksdale) case, in which the Ontario Court of Appeal held that termination clauses in employment agreements are read as a whole. But what does that mean for the rest of Canada?

Environments that are loud and crowded like most networking events often make me anxious, awkward and so exhausted that I find myself wishing I could teleport home.

Fellow introverts: can you relate?

Balancing employee privacy rights and an employers right to protect company business interests can make workplace privacy a complicated issue.

Here's how we uncomplicate it...