Tag: Employee

The Clash Between Work Priorities and Personal Obligations

In life, we often find ourselves conflicted. How does one manage competing priorities? Employees face this every time work priorities and personal obligations clash. How does one resolve such a situation? What should one consider? What do you do when...

By Merovitz Potechin on Monday October 5, 2015.

Viral Termination

We have previously discussed the perils of social media and the hazards of bad behaviour outside of the workplace in the employment law context. These two phenomena intersected recently when a Hydro One employee was terminated within 24 hours or...

By Merovitz Potechin on Monday June 8, 2015.

Workplace Suspension and Constructive Dismissal

Constructive dismissal is one of the trickier elements of employment law. It is complicated because unlike the normal situation we think of where an employee is terminated, there is no formal notice of termination. Rather, the employer causes a termination...

By Merovitz Potechin on Monday May 11, 2015.

Employee or Amateur Student Athlete?

Jurisprudence emanating from Employment law cases and from the Tax Court of Canada is replete with matters involving the distinction between who is an employee and who is an independent contractor. Two recently launched class actions involving the Canadian Hockey...

By Merovitz Potechin on Tuesday January 13, 2015.

Off The Clock But on the Watch

Jian Ghomeshi's public termination by the CBC and Mr. Ghomeshi's subsequent explanation of the reasons for his termination have once again brought into focus the issue of how acts outside the workplace can lead to discipline or for cause termination....

By Merovitz Potechin on Tuesday November 11, 2014.