Your employment questions answered

From employee time-theft and expense claims, to federal labour strikes and changing remote work plans, the courts and employment lawyers alike have responded to a variety of issues impacting both employers and employees.

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Don Lemon special treatment skewers CNN company culture

For the uninitiated, Don Lemon, star anchor of CNN, was taken off air in February following comments that U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley “isn’t in her prime,” and doubled down when he expounded “A woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s and 30s, and maybe 40s.”

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Federal government weighs in on gig worker rights

According to the report, in 2020, 10% of Canadian workers were gig workers. The benefits of gig work is obvious — plenty of freedom and flexibility; but the downside is obvious too. Gig workers don’t have stable pay, no or low benefits, can often find it difficult to chase down payment for work done, and don’t have an obvious legal forum to have disputes resolved.

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Your employment questions answered

March is a time of transition, of wondering if the grass is greener somewhere else; it’s a time to ponder the road never travelled. For many employees, it is also a time to start anew. A true spring rebirth, on the heels of sweeping restructuring across various sectors.

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