One of the more stark contrasts between Canadian and American law is the law around terminations of employment. This may be rooted in the fundamental difference between the American “at will” concept versus the Canadian contract-based employment relationship. In other words, unless a contract says otherwise, in the US, an employee is hired “at will”
Termination of Employment
Social Media in the Workplace: Reliable Evidence?
By Lisa Stam on
Should an employer friend his or her employees on Facebook? Connect on LinkedIn, follow on Twitter or read an employee’s blog? There is no consensus and employers continue to grapple with the role of social media in the workplace – and the role employers should take within these vehicles of communication.
The more difficult…