Here's a selection of recent and noteworthy employment law cases from across Canada Other
Many companies have separate policies defining what information is 'confidential' and setting out an employee’s obligations Other
Once you get the lead out against the Golden Knights, you had better not put the pencil down until time's up. Other
TORONTO — An Ontario judge has decided which law firm will represent employees in the Hudson’s Bay creditor protection case. An endorsement filed by judge Peter Osborne on Monday named Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP as representative counsel to the faltering department store’s more than 9,000 employees and 3,000 retirees. The decision puts an end […] Society
The fall of HBC should be about change, not nostalgia. Taking care of its employees could have been part of its legacy Other
TORONTO — A court appearance from Hudson’s Bay is raising doubts over how much money the faltering retailer will have left for employees after liquidation. The Superior Court of Justice heard arguments Thursday about which law firm should represent the retailer’s past and present employees during proceedings in the retailer’s creditor protection case, before appointing […] Society
Much of what employees assume are summer 'rights' are, legally speaking, privileges — and entirely at the employer’s discretion Other
Be skeptical of the 'settlers' who avoid courtrooms like the plague and achieve poor settlements as a result Other
Taking stock of who is working and who is not is the first step when considering a payroll spring cleaning Other
Todd Rutter calls himself the “most non-tech person you’ve ever met” but he’s turning to technology and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to help weather the dizzying tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Edmonton-based co-owner of A Cappella Catering Co. said inflated food costs as pandemic restrictions started lifting years ago nearly […] Economics
