What is the State of your Pension?

By Robert Smithson News media are awash with coverage of riots in the streets of Greece (with nary a Stanley Cup game in sight), a...

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Restrictive Covenants: One Size Does Not Fit All

By James D. Kondopulos In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Mason v. Chem-Trend Limited Partnership, O.J. No. 1994 (C.A.),...

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So Your Employee is an Anarchist

By Robert Smithson You’ve all seen the video and still photos of the regrettable events in downtown Vancouver following the Canucks’ Stanley Cup loss.  But...

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Bearing Down on Workplace Bullying: The Investigative Imperative

By Kellie Auld, CHRP With more and more folks becoming aware of human rights and anti-bullying legislation coming into effect (Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan have...

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Should Work-Life Balance Be Legislated?

By Robert Smithson Recent published reports indicate the Quebec government is getting into the business of promoting work-life balance.  Somewhat concerning is the prospect that...

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Workplace Sexual Harassment in the Spotlight

By Robert Smithson  The arrest of the International Monetary Fund’s managing director has put the spotlight on the workplace atmosphere at the IMF.  Doubtless, Dominique...

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Internet Search Exposes “Potentially Evangelical” Applicant

By Robert Smithson You may not know of Martin Gaskell.  He’s an American astronomer and university professor whose name became known in the employment world,...

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Combatting Sexual Harassment in the Wireless Age

By James D. Kondopulos Text messages, e-mail, posts and tweets – the wireless age has transformed the way in which the world communicates.  McIntosh v....

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