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Cross-Border Consequences of Secondment

23 novembre 2012

Blogue : Exploiter une entreprise au Canada pour les non-résidents

Cross-Border Consequences of Secondment This posting was authored by Cheryl Teron and Stephen Rukavina Miller Thomson LLP. Secondment often involves one company (the “Lending Employer”) lending its employees to another related company in another country (the “Receiving Employer”) for the […]

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Wage Differential a Continuing Contravention of the Code

21 novembre 2012

Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada

Author: Robert Bell Usually, applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code have one year to file an application after a discriminatory incident. However, when there is not one, but a series of incidents, the Tribunal may find that there has […]

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Buck stops with Director: Director jailed 90 days for repeatedly failing to pay wages

19 novembre 2012

Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada

Author: Alex Heaslip A recent court ruling sends a clear message to directors: violate the Employment Standards Act, 2000 obligations and you may be sent to prison. Between March, 2007 and October, 2009, 61 employees from six companies operated by […]

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Court Finds Nexus even though Claimant Declines Policy

16 novembre 2012

Blogue : Droit des assurances

The Superior Court has found another “sufficient nexus” in a battle between two insurance companies. In Zurich v. Chubb, the claimant was driving a Ford Windstar that she had rented from Wheels4Rent, a car rental agency.  She had an accident […]

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When is a Commercial Vehicle « Heavy »?

11 novembre 2012

Blogue : Droit des assurances

A Superior Court judge has allowed an appeal in a loss transfer matter considering the « weight » of a vehicle for loss transfer purposes. In Republic Western v. Economical, the claimant was driving a 4-door Toyota insured with Economical when she […]

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Truth or Dare? When Employees Quit … or Maybe Don’t!

7 novembre 2012

Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada

Author: Clifford Hart Likely every unionized employer reading this has faced the situation where an employee, in some way or another, « quits » and then some time after claims s/he didn’t mean it. It is fair to say that many employers […]

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Carrying on Business in Canada

30 octobre 2012

Blogue : Exploiter une entreprise au Canada pour les non-résidents

This posting was authored by Crystal Taylor, a Partner in the Saskatoon office of Miller Thomson LLP. As a general rule, a non-resident is prima facie liable to pay Canadian income tax on business income earned in Canada if the non-resident […]

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Facebook Taunts Reprehensible, But Are They Just Cause For Dismissal?

19 octobre 2012

Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada

Man in London, Ont. fired after posting derogatory comments on tribute pagefor bullied British Columbia teen who committed suicide Author: Stuart Rudner We have spent the last few days reading about the horrific tragedy that resulted in Amanda Todd, a […]

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Safety Misconduct and Just Cause

16 octobre 2012 | Carol S. VandenHoek

Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada

The case of Barton v. Rona Ontario Inc.1 raises the issue of dismissal for cause based upon employee misconduct relating to a serious safety violation. In this case, the plaintiff was an assistant store manager who had worked for the employer […]

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ONCA Rules on Regular Use

11 octobre 2012

Blogue : Droit des assurances

The Court of Appeal has just released its decision in Kingsway v. Gore and Security National v. Markel dealing with regular use issues. Both matters dealt with similar facts, namely: A truck driver (contractor, sole proprietor) owns a truck and […]

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