I have recently had the honour of being nominated for the LexisNexis Top 25 Labor and Employment Law Blogs of 2011. Despite even LexisNexis spelling “labour” incorrectly, I feel quite humbled and privileged to be included on the list.
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For all you poor souls at a beautiful cottage this hot, sunny summer with nothing better to do but read about employment and human rights law, here’s a brief list of good reads to consider (and with everyone now using some sort of tablet, you can download the info before heading up to the lake):
Good employers always conduct a reference check to determine whether to hire a candidate. With the world of online communications, however, how far should an employer go when researching the background of a potential candidate? At what point does that legitimate research become inappropriate snooping into a person’s private life?
Of the many areas of employment and human rights law that change quickly, I have noticed over the last 6 months that disputes over social media in the workplace have started to hit the courts and tribunals at a much faster pace. While a year or two ago there was virtually no case law for
My firm is hosting an employment law update on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 from 8:30-11:30am in Toronto, and we would like to open it up to attendees beyond our current clients. This will particularly be of interest to HR professionals and people within your organization who deal with day to day employment law issues.
If you are interested in
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