Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep

By Graeme McFarlane Imagine it—you’re on the verge of securing a big contract. In anticipation, you hire additional staff to hit the ground running. You...

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A Home Run Against Dishonesty: Grievor Strikes Out

By Graeme McFarlane The Alberta Court of Appeal has supported the lower court’s decision to uphold an employer’s decision to terminate an employee rather than...

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Getting the Work Done: Workforce Models for Major Project Construction

By Thomas A. Roper, Q.C. Project stability, cost stability and a qualified workforce: these are the primary objectives of project owners and contractors involved in...

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Human Rights Tribunal Flexes Power

By Graeme McFarlane Is zombie culture spreading to the courtroom?  Issues employers thought were long dead coming back to life and returning to the workforce. ...

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Policy, Property and Privacy: Employer-owned Computers

By Graeme McFarlane Computers are everywhere.  They say that the average cell phone has more computing power than did NASA when it sent people to...

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When Leaders Leave: The Case For (& Against) Covenants

By Graeme McFarlane When corporations are faced with challenges, most often they look to their executive team for leadership. These individuals are often highly remunerated...

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