39 h. ago Howard Levitt: Working notice is an employer’s best weapon against the growing severance industry

Every day or week of working notice reduces the employee’s wrongful dismissal entitlement by the same period of time

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3 d. ago Andersen Consulting Expands Capabilities in Asia Pacific with VDB Loi

SAN FRANCISCO — Andersen Consulting broadens its capabilities in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos as VDB Loi brings consulting capabilities to its existing tax and legal offering. Led by Managing Director Jean Loi, who also serves as managing director for Andersen in Cambodia and Vietnam, VDB Loi was founded in 2012 as a tax and legal […]

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4 d. ago Howard Levitt: Employers who tell an employee to ‘retire’ should be prepared to pay

When employers talk of employee 'retirement,' it screams age discrimination and violates an employee's human rights

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8 d. ago Howard Levitt: In firing its CEO for cause, Nestlé puts everyone on notice

If a CEO with a billion-dollar balance sheet can be discarded without severance, so can you

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1 week ago Howard Levitt: Workplaces are in a state of flux. Here’s how to weather the uncertainty

The instinct of a freshly minted manager is to show who is boss. Bad idea. Canadian courts punish that reflex with ferocity

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2 w. ago Howard Levitt: Remote work gave companies a lifeline in the pandemic. It became camouflage for employee deceit

Employees double-dipped. They pocketed full-time salaries for part-time effort. And when managers needed them? They got radio silence

Economics

2 w. ago Howard Levitt: The cost of substandard workplace safety policies can be catastrophic

This tragic case provides a wake-up call for every employer that a policy is meaningless if it is outdated or not enforced

Economics

2 w. ago Businesses put at risk when employees use unauthorized AI tools at work

An artificial intelligence chatbot could help quickly clean up your presentation moments before an important board meeting. But those quick AI fixes can become a liability for the higher-ups you’re trying to impress. More employees are using AI tools to help them complete work tasks and increase their productivity, but most of the time, those […]

Economics

3 w. ago Howard Levitt: Using AI in hiring and firing brings significant legal risks for employers

The law holds employers accountable for every algorithmic misstep

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3 w. ago Howard Levitt: Is the Air Canada strike Mark Carney’s Ronald Reagan moment?

CUPE is gambling that Canada has grown too timid to punish them

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