Amazon has been in the news recently for its practice of tracking warehouse workers’ box packing speed and firing them if they do not “make rate.” According to internal Amazon documents, related to a termination at a Baltimore Maryland warehouse location, Amazon’s automated tracking system automatically generates a series of warnings. After 6
Sexual Harassment in the Fundraising Donor Space – Part Two
Firstly, Happy May Day and Happy International Workers’ Day!
This week we will be continuing our series on Sexual Harassment in the Fundraising Donor Space and exploring situations where needed donations or funding come with strings attached.
If you haven’t read our Part One from last week, you may want to check it out
Sexual Harassment in the Fundraising Donor Space – Part One
We have talked a lot about workplace sexual harassment on this blog. Practising exclusively in workplace law we, unfortunately, see the issue of workplace sexual harassment come up a lot. Helping employers and employees of all shapes and sizes deal with issues related to sexual harassment makes up a lot of what we do.
Employer
Let’s talk ergonomics!
You may be scratching your head at our title. What’s ergonomics got to do with law? Maybe even asking, what the heck is ergonomics? Well in this post we will answer both of those questions and tell you why workplace ergonomics should be on the radar of employees and employers alike.
Ergonomics is the science
Bill 66 Passes
Bill 66 has passed! Further to our past post on Bill 66 the oh so neutrally named Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act received Royal Assent in the Ontario legislature on April 3, 2019.
This Bill ushers in further changes to the Ontario workplace statutory landscape, with amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), the Labour
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment Law – Part 2
Last week we discussed traditional ways of resolving employment law disputes. This week we will dig into the alternative!
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Given the limitations of formal dispute resolution processes (for more on this check out our post from last week), the use of ADR has increased in significance. ADR involves the implementation
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment Law – Part 1
The practice of law has changed. The days of the gun-slinging Harvey Specter-esque litigator, sipping single malt scotch whiskey and ready to obliterate his opponent at a moment’s notice, has given way to a new breed of tech-savvy, collaborative and cost-conscious lawyers who are more concerned with serving their clients’ personal and business needs
Whose device is it anyway?
Technology continues to blur the lines between our personal and work lives. How often have you answered a client email on your work laptop, only to receive a follow-up question via text message on your personal phone?
Many workplaces have adapted to the fluid use of technology and encourage their employees to use their own
When employees revolt!
Microsoft employees recently made the news protesting the company’s $479 million contract with the U.S. Military to create mixed reality headsets using the HoloLens platform for use in war. Click on the link if you have no clue what we are talking about, but these are basically headsets that blend reality and virtual reality into
Cameras in the workplace: Privacy Law and inadvertently catching your employees in the act
At SpringLaw, we are interested in privacy, technology and how they intersect in the workplace. A recent arbitration decision brought all three together and gives us some insight into how decision makers might treat evidence collected via surreptitious surveillance.
In Vernon Professional Firefighter’s Association, IAFF, Local 1517 and The Corporation of the City of