Employment Contracts: Can you spot the pitfalls and risks?

By Graeme McFarlane From an ambiguous policy manual to unclear provisions for termination, contractual terms can leave an employer vulnerable and liable. Know the...

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A Caveat on Contractors: Beware the Bite of the Unicorn?

By Graeme McFarlane Ah, the true independent contractor—the rarest of all the beasts. In the jungle of employment law, it is sought after for its...

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Y’all Come Back Now, Hear?

By Robert Smithson The weird world of employment law sometimes compels employees to go back to work for the very employer which fired them. Recently,...

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Probation Meant as an Opportunity to Demonstrate Skills

By Robert Smithson I sometimes refer to the probation period as the Rodney Dangerfield of employment law (for those of you not old enough to...

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Five Things Managers Need to Know

By Robert Smithson Employers commonly give department managers the authority to make employment-related decisions for their own staff. Even when a company has an in-house...

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Pendulum Swings in Employees’ Favour Again

By Robert Smithson One of the areas of employment law which remains least predictable is the enforceability of post-employment restrictive covenants. A recent decision of...

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Facebook: The New Office Water Cooler

By Ryan McFarlane With websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Friendster, Linkedln, LiveJournal, MySpace, Delicious, Digg, Youtube, etc, our daily montage of comments, observations, celebrations,...

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Legal Ease – Avoiding The Pitfalls of Enticement

By Robert Smithson   In employment law circles, the terms “enticement” or “inducement” refer to the more aggressive methods by which an employer will woo an...

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