Is Hockey Canada skating over its culture problem?

The organization has a systemic problem that it has used money and secrecy to sweep under the rug

TTC plagued by employee complaints of mistreatment

CTV News reported last week that it spoke to more than a dozen current and former TTC employees who allege they have experienced mistreatment that includes bullying, harassment and discrimination

Badly behaved employers are sure to be sanctioned in Court

Pohl managed 30 sales associates in his role as sales manager. He was in charge of hiring, firing, training and coaching his team. He created the weekly schedules, monitored sales and worked to improve the stores numbers. He had a lot of responsibility in his role and performed well for 28 years.

Head coach suspension suggests Celtics may look past serious misconduct

In an announcement last week, the Celtics said Udoka was suspended for violations of team policies and that “a decision about his future with the Celtics beyond the season will be made at a later date”.

Your employment questions answered

As workplaces ease out of the pandemic, remote work, hybrid work, the gig economy and other flexible work arrangements have become extremely popular. The world of work has changed and evolved.

Social media’s takedown of a popular CEO

He came to fame following a public pledge to pay every Gravity employee a minimum of $70,000.00 a year. Price lowered his own CEO salary to $70,000 to leave more in the company coffers and meet this extraordinary objective.

Serena Williams’ retirement highlights systemic sexism in work world

“I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die,” a motto Williams has lived by, brought her much success in the sport, including the most grand slams (23 in all) won by any single’s professional tennis player in the open era.

An employment lawyer’s take on quiet quitting

Quiet quitting is an interesting manifestation, particularly because remote work was touted as the wave of the future at the onset of the pandemic — cutting commute times and increasing happiness and work life balance.

Even a negotiated employment agreement could be unenforceable

Like many executives, Rahman signed an employment agreement when she joined Cannon. That contract contained restrictive clauses including a termination clause that sought to limit her entitlements in the event she was let go.

Class-action lawsuit classifies volunteers as employees

A recent groundbreaking class action, featured the case of D’andra Montaque, a plaintiff representing a group of volunteer travel workers at a travel company operating under various companies including Handa Travel Student Trip Ltd.