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CONTENTS & SUBJECT INDEXES

CONTENTS INDEXThe following articles appeared in Volumes 15 to 36. (The number before the colon

indicates the volume; the number after the colon indicates the page.)

2 for 1 or 1 for 2: Employee Receives Double MaximumAward Allowable under Act but Receives OnlyHalf of Amount Owed to Him .................................... 26:33

A Closer Look at Administrative Tribunal Decisions........... 26:33

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum: doescommencement of an Ontario employment standardsproceeding bar a civil wrongful dismissal claim? ............. 24:5

A Good Deed Has Truck Driver in the Dumps ................. 32:108

A Long Journey for a Would-Be Journeyman – Terminationof Apprentice Leads to $100,000 Punitive Award ......... 30:104

A Nova Scotia first? WCB benefits for insomnia causedby shift work........................................................... 23:17

A Single Incident Can Result in Charges under OccupationalHealth and Safety Legislation ..................................... 36:28

A Small Problem of Shrinkage (Privacy or the door. Pick one.Your choice. Really. No pressure. Absolutely NONE ATALL.) ..................................................................... 24:21

A transborder skirmish goes badly for the bank ................. 25:13

AWindow of Opportunity Leads to an Escort Out theDoor ....................................................................... 27:1

Accommodating absenteeism........................................ 24:29

Accommodating Family Obligations................................. 33:9

Accommodation and Conditions of Employment forEmployees Suffering from Mental Illness ..................... 32:159

Accountant Fails to Account for Payment to Himself......... 32:106

Adjudication by primates.............................................. 24:27

Advertising for Employee’s Position in NewspaperDeemed Wrongful Dismissal ....................................... 31:3

After-acquired evidence ................................................. 22:9

Agricultural workers’ right to freedom of associationunder s. 2(d) of the Charter violated by Ontario’sLabour Relations Act – S.C.C. ...................................... 23:6

Airline Seeks Reimbursement of Training Costs from PilotSeeking Bluer Skies Elsewhere .................................. 31:153

Alberta Discrimination Cases Yield Interesting Results ....... 34:13

Alone on an Island: 1 Young Boy + 1 Gas Tank +1 Match – One Burnt-Down Boathouse = 1 HotSubrogated Insurance Claim ..................................... 29:146

Amalgamated Companies Jointly Liable for Dismissal ofEmployee at Time of Merger ........................................ 31:7

An Employer’s Obligations with Regard to a DiverseWorkforce...............................................................33:17

An Employer’s Obligations with Regard to a DiverseWorkforce: Practice Points .........................................33:21

Appeal court rules on stock option case ...........................22:40

Appeal court upholds parachute package for vice-president............................................................... 19:115

Appeal Court Upholds the Right of Federally RegulatedEmployers to Terminate Non-Union Employees withoutCause................................................................... 35:167

Appellate Court Recognizes and Defines Tort of Invasionof Privacy................................................................. 33:2

Arbitrators Set Limits on Pre-Access Alcohol and DrugTesting in the Workplace ............................................ 36:3

Are bonuses included in wrongful dismissal awards? ..........16:25

Are Courts and Tribunals Expanding the Scope of FamilyStatus Discrimination under Human Rights Legislation? .... 35:3

Are Employers Entitled to Pay Developmentally DisabledWorkers Less Than the MinimumWage? ......................35:13

Are employers vulnerable to lawsuits other than those forwrongful dismissal?.................................................... 18:1

Are executives entitled to longer notice periods thanlow-level employees?.............................................. 18:113

Are Existing Employment Contracts Binding on SuccessorEmployers?..............................................................34:17

Are high-level employees entitled to longer notice ofdismissal than lower-level ones?................................ 16:128

Are notice clauses in employment contracts alwaysbinding? .................................................................16:17

Are Ontario construction workers entitled to notice ofdismissal? ...............................................................20:19

Are part-time employees entitled to the same dismissalnotice as those who work full-time? .............................22:29

Are Pension Benefits Included in the Quantum of DamagesAwarded for Wrongful Dismissal Claims? ...................... 35:5

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THE EMPLOYMENT LAW REPORT: CONTENTS & SUBJECT INDEXES 1

Are Probationary Employees Entitled to Notice, or Paymentin Lieu of Notice, for Termination Without Cause? ......... 34:25

Are the Courts Beginning to Cast Doubt on the Notion of a‘‘Rough Upper Limit’’ for Wrongful Dismissal Damages? .. 34:9

Are the Courts Relaxing the Principle That EmploymentContracts Cannot Undercut Employment StandardsLegislation? ........................................................... 34:165

Are Victims of Workplace Bullying and HarassmentEligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits? .............. 34:161

Are workers’ compensation benefits deductible fromwrongful dismissal damage awards? ........................... 15:118

Are wrongfully dismissed employees required to cuttheir losses? ............................................................ 17:33

As Juliette asked ‘‘What’s in a name?’’ ........................... 24:129

Assuming Employee Abandoned Her Job Leads toVerdict Against Employer ............................................ 31:1

Assumption against Long-Term EmploymentRelationship Taken into Account in Assessment ofWrongful Damages Award ....................................... 26:147

Avoiding Constructive Dismissal as a Result of CorporateRestructuring .......................................................... 35:28

B.C. employee successfully sues for wrongful dismissalafter receiving statutory severance pay from employer .... 23:40

Back to School, Part 2 – Counterclaim by DefendantSchool District Gets Passing Grade ............................ 28:144

Bad faith discharges..................................................... 22:25

Beware of Signing Employment Contract Without FullyReading It First – Court Rules Employee Bound byContractual Term He Never Read ............................... 29:98

Beyond the Scope of Employment: When an Employee’sInjuries Aren’t Covered by Workers’ CompensationLegislation................................................................ 34:1

Bill C-45 – Criminalizing corporate and organizationalworkplace safety: how high up the corporate ladder mustindividuals be before their conduct can be said to be thatof the corporation?..................................................... 25:1

Bill C-45 and the Metron Construction Disaster ............... 36:122

Breach of fiduciary duty ............................................... 22:19

British Columbia Court of Appeal Reverses Decision ofTrial Court on Cumulative Misconduct and CulminatingIncident ................................................................. 36:22

British Columbia raises minimum wage............................. 22:8

Broken Glass Table Slices Employee – Who Should BeLiable?................................................................... 32:27

Burning Down the Boathouse – Minority Turns out to Bea Major Matter When Insurer Sues Young Employee ..... 29:154

Burning Down the Boathouse, Part 3: EmployeeNegligence – When Can an Employer SuccessfullySue a Negligent Employee? ....................................... 30:13

Can a Law Firm’s Partners Be Forced to Retire at Age 65in Light of the Ban on Mandatory Retirement? .............. 33:161

Can a momentary flare-up of insubordination combinedwith other misconduct amount to wilful misconduct? ..... 23:29

Can an arbitrator decide Human Rights Code claims by aprobationary employee? .......................................... 24:127

Can condoning misconduct lead to wrongful dismissal?9 cases ................................................................. 19:105

Can elimination of position become unjust dismissal? –Canada Labour Code................................................ 23:21

Can employers be punished for vindictive dismissals? ........ 17:25

Can Inappropriate Off-Duty Comments on Social MediaGive Rise to Employee Discipline?............................. 35:169

Can Ontario employers dismiss employees when theybecome 65?.............................................................. 21:5

Can part of the employer’s reason for termination relateto pregnancy/parental leave rights? Ontario LabourRelations Board says ‘‘no!’’ – two cases ........................23:13

Can the Gradual Onset of Stress Be Considered a WorkplaceAccident?................................................................. 32:9

Canac Closure Creates Busy Court – A Two-CaseComparison .......................................................... 30:101

Changes to the Ontario Employment Standards Act .......... 16:120

Changing Lock to Employee’s Office Door Proves Keyto Victory in Constructive Dismissal Case ................... 30:145

Chart of wrongful dismissal: Case references ...... 15:45 [77]; 16:21

Chart of wrongful dismissal: Court decisions ...... 15:44 [76]; 16:20

Clarity of Thought, Clarity of Message, Clarity ofAction: When Terminating an Employee – Be Clear ........27:30

Classic employment standards issue: was employeeterminated or quit? ................................................. 22:123

Come sail away with me! Or up the creek without apaddle? ................................................................ 25:133

Comments on Mad Cow Disease Lead to Suspensionof Health Canada Scientist . . . And That’s No Bull..........27:20

Company ordered to partially wind up its pension plan .......22:17

Company owed employee loyalty and support, says judge ..18:17

Conditions not precedent ..............................................24:33

Conflict of Interest with eVault Project Has EmployeeChequeing into Unemployment Line.......................... 30:141

Construction Worker Accepts Negotiated InjurySettlement – Then Asks the Court for More ....................32:98

Constructive dismissal ..................................................22:34

Constructive dismissal: 11 cases .....................................21:17

Constructive Dismissal: Back to the Fundamentals . . . orPerhaps . . . Back to the Fundamental Terms of theContract .................................................................28:13

Constructive dismissal: the pendulum does whatpendulums do..........................................................24:15

Constructive Dismissal: What Amounts to a FundamentalBreach of the Employment Contract?.......................... 34:114

Constructive Dismissal or Constructive Resignation: AShort Work Week Shake-Up ..................................... 29:141

Continued employment combined with employer’sforbearance from dismissing employee found to beconsideration for contract ..........................................23:25

Continuing restrictions on the jurisdiction of superiorcourts in the matter of labour disputes – recentapplications ofWeber v. Ontario Hydro .......................26:21

Costs from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal? NO! ..... 32:152

Court Awards Base Salary Increases during Common LawNotice Period ..........................................................36:12

Court awards severance pay to striking employees .............. 18:1

Court orders company to pay employee by cheque ............20:27

Court overrules Employment Standards Branch ............... 20:113

Courts will not rule on some employment disputes.............19:17

Crossing the picket line leads to anguish in the workplace . . . and in court – judge rules that harassedworker must use grievance procedure to settle post-strike conflict with co-workers ..................................... 26:1

Customer service defence falls a tad short....................... 24:137

Damages for Injury to Dignity, Feelings and Self-RespectIncreasing under Human Rights Legislation ...................35:19

Damages Owed to Bookkeeper Add Up ...........................32:20

Daycare providers in their own homes – independentcontractors or employees for purposes of pay equity? ......23:11

THE EMPLOYMENT LAW REPORT: CONTENTS & SUBJECT INDEXES2

Death of Ex-Employee Not Sufficient to FrustrateSettlement Agreement Despite Clause Requiring Effortsto Mitigate Losses ...................................................... 26:9

Defending a Wrongful Dismissal Claim........................... 33:14

Deja Vu – A Short and Final Word on Getting WhatYou Wish For . . ..................................................... 26:140

Demotion Not Condoned by Employee DeemedConstructive Dismissal ............................................. 28:94

Determining an Employer’s Payroll for the Purposes ofDetermining Eligibility for Statutory Severance Pay inOntario................................................................. 35:112

Did the earth move? (apparently not) .............................. 25:29

Did the employer have just cause for dismissal? 7 cases ....... 20:1

Did University Librarian Misread Settlement Agreement? ..... 30:5

Discrimination, accommodation, and investigation:seven human rights cases ............................................ 22:9

Dishonest Salmon Farm Manager Becomes the‘‘Release’’ of the Day .............................................. 26:125

Dismissals, demotions, and transfers: An update .............. 15:105

Dismissed employees entitled to equal notice, nomatter rank, says judge ........................................15:41 [73]

Do Temporary Layoffs Still Amount to ConstructiveDismissal under the Common Law? ........................... 34:167

Do the employment standards notice requirementsapply to employees who intend to work forcompetitors? ........................................................... 15:23

Do Your Application Forms and Employment Interviews MeetHuman Rights Standards?...... 18:85; 19:85; 20:89; 21:89; 22:81;

23:89; 24:89; 25:93; 26:97; 27:97; 28:101; 29:109;30:109; 31:109; 32:111; 33:117; 34:121; 35:123; 36:125

Does a Judgment Based on Strict Interpretation of theStatutory Provisions of Employment Standards LegislationLimit an Award of Common Law Damages? ................. 32:31

Does a wrongful dismissal suit die with the employee?......... 22:8

Does an arbitration clause in a contract apply topre-contract training .................................................. 23:1

Does an Award of Nominal Damages Necessarily Justifyan Award of Costs? .................................................. 32:17

Does Obesity Count as a Prohibited Ground of Discriminationunder Human Rights Legislation?................................ 35:30

Does ‘‘overqualified’’ really mean too old? ...................... 19:77

Does the collection of videotape evidence contravenePIPEDA? ............................................................... 24:131

Does the duty to accommodate extend to employees whohad never requested accommodation?........................ 15:119

Does the maxim ‘‘To them that hath, more shall begiven’’ still apply in the determination of reasonablenotice? ................................................................. 23:127

Double-Dipping Permitted in British Columbia –Pension Benefits Received During Reasonable NoticePeriod Not Deducted from Damage Award ................. 31:101

Eight cases that consider what constitutes constructivedismissal ................................................................ 18:33

Employee: ‘‘I’m resigning, effective in four weeks’’;Employer (three weeks later): ‘‘You’re going now’’;Judge: ‘‘That’s wrongful dismissal – 10 weeks fordamages’’ ............................................................. 26:141

Employee Awarded Damages of a Single Loonie – Not aLoony Decision in Light of the Law of NominalDamages ................................................................. 30:1

Employee Dismissed After Comparing His Employmentto That of Forced Labour During Second World War ...... 27:22

Employee induced to leave previous senior position iswrongfully dismissed after four years – penalties ofinducement .............................................................23:19

Employee or Independent Contractor? A New Test fromthe Federal Court of Appeal...................................... 34:105

Employee’s Use of Customer’s Butter Knife to Shim GraniteCountertop Results in Gross Negligence Finding –Damages Awarded to the Employer .............................32:97

Employer Attempts Summary Judgment Application inWrongful Dismissal Case ...........................................30:26

Employer Frustrated When Court Denies EmploymentContract Was Ended by Frustrating Event .................... 28:149

Employer held liable for employee’s off-duty negligence ... 18:105

Employer hosts expensive office party..............................22:33

Employer Learns the Hard Way – Define Your DisciplinePolicy Before You Need to Use It ................................27:15

Employer Left With Hangover When CondonedDrinking in the Workplace Leads to SuccessfulClaim for Wrongful Dismissal ................................... 30:149

Employer Liability for Bullying in the Workplace ............. 29:144

Employer making allegations of criminal activity notliable for employee’s 28-day incarceration.................. 25:119

Employer penalized for not accommodating disabledemployee.............................................................. 20:115

Employer recovers cost of training employee ..................... 22:1

Employer’s Condonation of an Employee’s CompetingBusiness from the Employer’s Own Premises CausesProblems when the Employer’s Business is Sold ........... 31:149

Employer’s Erroneous Understanding of Law – NoDefence for Attempting to Retire an Employee AfterHis 65th Birthday ................................................... 28:141

Employer’s Failure to Contribute to Pension Plan Leadsto Constructive Dismissal Claim ..................................29:22

Employer’s Intention to Hire Independent Contractor NotEnough to Avoid Employee Protection under the OntarioEmployment Standards Act.........................................32:12

Employer’s Letter Indicating that Dentist Had to Retire onHis ‘‘Official Retirement Date’’ Leads to ToothacheWhen Judge Rules There Was No Official RetirementPolicy in Place .......................................................... 28:4

Employer’s offer to settle claim for reasonable noticesurvives employee’s death........................................... 23:7

Employer’s Progressive Discipline Policy Disciplines theEmployer .............................................................. 31:154

Employers accused of contravening human rightslegislation: 7 cases....................................................19:33

Employers Are Entitled to Rely on After-Acquired Cause forTermination ............................................................35:27

Employers: Be Wary of Promises Made to Employees ....... 33:104

Employers Have the Right to Request More Specific MedicalNotes from Employees...............................................36:25

Employers penalized for giving employees erroneousadvice about benefit plans .........................................22:17

Employers win pregnancy-related cases ............................ 21:3

Employment contracts contain no implied terms thatemployees will not be dismissed in bad faith manner! ...... 23:5

Employment contracts – non-competition v. non-solicitation clauses ................................................. 22:121

Employment Standards Laws: A National Survey...... 18:41; 19:41;20:41; 21:41; 22:41; 23:41; 24:41; 25:33; 26:41; 27:41;

28:33; 29:33; 30:33; 31:33; 32:33; 33:33; 34:33; 35:33; 36:33

Engineer in Saskatchewan Discovers That Resigning IsNot the Best Method for Collecting a ContingentBonus.....................................................................31:93


Ensuring Executives Have Insurance Coverage forWorkplace Injuries .................................................. 34:29

Even the Most HumbleMust Attempt to MitigateDamages for Wrongful Dismissal................................ 26:13

Expansion of the Right of an Employer to ImplementRandom Alcohol Testing Program? ............................... 33:1

Extended Time Away from Work Due to Illness CanFrustrate an Employment Contract – But Long-TermDisability Benefits May Extend the Time RequiredBefore Frustration Occurs......................................... 28:151

Facebook Post Admissible and Becomes Factor in PunitiveDamages Award..................................................... 32:103

Failed Lie Detector Test Not Enough for Just CauseTermination: The Case of the Missing Funds ................... 30:9

Failure to Properly Investigate Alleged Wrongdoing CanLead to a Finding of Wrongful Dismissal ........................ 35:9

Failure to stop abusive co-worker................................... 22:27

Family Status Discrimination and the Cost of Care............ 36:155

Farm Manager’s Questionable Standards of OperationsProvide No Help in Employer’s Counterclaim ............... 30:19

Final Comments: Reasonable Notice – A Two-WayStreet with Few Road Signs........................................ 26:32

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last Page Lesson –Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace ................... 28:8

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last Page Lesson –Employee Must Return Excess Wages Paid in Error byEmployer ............................................................... 29:16

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last Page Lesson –Intentional Infliction of Mental Suffering in theEmployment Context ................................................ 28:16

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last Page Lesson –Mitigation and Onus in Wrongful Dismissal ................. 27:32

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last Page Lesson – NoContracting Out of Minimum Standards ....................... 27:24

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last Page Lesson –Progressive Discipline: It’s Good Policy to Have aProgressive Discipline Policy .................................... 29:100

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last Page Lesson –Some Borrowing of Company Property LeavesApprentice Financially Strapped................................. 31:24

Final Thoughts for the Final Page: A Last PageLesson – Some Mitigation Efforts Matter ...................... 30:100

Fired Gaming Manager Cashes in at Casino’s Expense ....... 32:22

Firing managers promoted out of the union: 3 cases........... 20:17

Fixed-term contracts ................................................... 20:113

Flawed Harassment Investigations and How toAvoid Them............................................................ 33:25

Formal hearing not required to meet reasonablestandard of procedural fairness when statutoryemployee terminated .............................................. 25:127

Former Employer Sues when 32 Clients FollowParalegal to New Law Firm....................................... 26:143

Frustration of Contract: The ‘‘Permanent’’ vs.‘‘Temporary’’ Distinction Makes All the Difference .......... 29:1

Gambling with Unilateral Changes: Risky Business ........... 28:97

General Duty of Good Faith v. Fiduciary Duty –Background ............................................................ 26:25

Getting away from all or nothing: suspension as analternative to dismissal ............................................ 23:125

Golf Course Scores a Double-Bogey When It FiresSeasonal Employee Without Proper Notice................... 30:17

Good Cause, Bad Cause: WhomWould You Trust? .......... 27:125

Good Intentions + Poor Communication – WrittenContract = Expensive Day in Court ..............................28:25

Good Ritins? Good Riddance! ...................................... 29:106

Happy 65th Birthday! Your Present? We’re TakingAway Your Job!......................................................... 28:2

Harassment and Violence: The Risks to Both Employers andEmployees ............................................................ 32:147

Harassment Case Highlights the Intent and ImplementationLimits ofWallace Award.......................................... 29:101

Has there been a change in the law of wrongful dismissal? ... 19:1

Hearsay Gets the Final Say in Small Northern CommunityRadio Station Dispute................................................29:28

‘‘Here’s looking at you kid.’’ or then again, perhapsnot (privacy law – an update)......................................24:11

Hidden Ceiling Surveillance No Candid Camera andNo Laughing Matter ..................................................30:29

High Pressure Sales Press Employee Out the Door..............32:15

Homeworker claims wages owed by employer werepayable by employer’s customers as ‘‘associatedand related’’ companies .......................................... 22:111

Hosed – New Brunswick Firefighter Bears Burden ofProving Exposure to Toxic Fumes on Job Caused HisIllness.....................................................................26:38

How compassionate are the new compassionate care leavebenefits? ............................................................... 24:138

How employees are affected by the sale of a business .........18:25

How judges count length of interrupted service: 7 cases......20:17

How long? Forever is a long time ....................................25:19

How to deal with employee performance problems ...........16:33

How to get the most out of your employment contracts ........ 15:9

How to prevent the illegal use of software ........................15:33

HowWrong Must Wrong Be to Be Cause for Just Cause?Wrongful Dismissal vs. Just Cause – A CaseComparison with Opposite Findings .......................... 26:125

Human rights decisions and the implications foremployers ...............................................................18:77

Hunt v. Sutton Group Incentive Reality Inc. – thehangover continues ................................................ 23:117

Implied Duty of Employee: Good Faith and FidelityOwed to Employer During Working Notice Period .........29:20

In God we trust – the divine goodness of interlocutoryinjunctions ............................................................ 25:137

Inadequate Warnings to Tugboat Captain Sink Employer’sDefence.................................................................. 32:4

Incarceration: Social stigma or social consequence? ......... 24:133

Independent Investigations into Allegations of EmployeeWrongdoing ............................................................. 33:5

Inducement and wrongful dismissal ................................21:33

Inspiration, entanglement, search for the guilty party,punishment of the innocent, awarding of prizes to non-combatants (reflections on the firings at the BDC) ...........25:11

Intellectual Property Created During Employment – WhoIs the Owner? ..........................................................35:25

Interlocutory injunctions sought by employers: 9 cases ........ 22:1

Intimate Relationships at Work: Do They? ...................... 27:133

Investment Company Needs to Invest in Valid Non-Competition Agreements after Failing to Win Injunctionagainst Former Employees Who Joined theCompetition .......................................................... 28:137

Is an Employee Required to Provide Notice of Resignation? .36:11

Is Compliance After the Fact Considered as a MitigatingFactor in Sentencing for Breach of Occupational Healthand Safety Legislation? ..............................................35:11


Is employee entitled to long-term disability benefits eventhough not diagnosed until after termination ofemployment? ......................................................... 22:125

Is Employee ‘‘Moonlighting’’ Prohibited under CanadianEmployment Law? .................................................. 36:151

Is employee’s dismissal justified by fraud discovered twoyears after termination of employment? ...................... 22:127

Is employer responsible for injuries to third party causedby employee drinking before and during workinghours? .................................................................. 22:119

Is insubordination cause for dismissal? ............................ 16:37

Is it a fixed term contract? Unequivocally and explicitly! .... 26:19

Is providing inadequate working notice repudiation ofemployment contract or merely a breach actionableafter employment ends? ............................................ 23:35

Is sexual harassment a ground for immediate dismissal? .... 19:113

Is Summary Dismissal Warranted for Health and SafetyViolations? ............................................................... 34:4

Is temporary illness or disability just cause for dismissal? ... 15:115

Is There a Duty to Accommodate Disabilities an EmployerDoesn’t Know About?.............................................. 34:157

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times . . .A Tale of Two Demotions.......................................... 28:93

It’s Back to School for Another Year: Senior SchoolDivision Employee Has a Lot to Learn . . . ................... 28:133

Job Hunting in Spain Considered Reasonable MitigationEffort ..................................................................... 31:25

Judge Rules Absenteeism Due to Alcoholism RequiresProgressive Warnings and/or Discipline Prior toTermination............................................................ 28:21

Judge uses ‘‘Wallace’’ to extend written notice oftermination provision from two weeks to threemonths ................................................................. 25:121

Judges increase damages for ‘‘bad faith’’ discharges:8 cases .................................................................... 20:9

Judgment for wrongful dismissal enforceable againstsuccessor companies............................................... 22:113

Jumping Ahead in Line – A Backward Approach:Bypassing Grievance Procedures Not Condoned bythe Courts .............................................................. 27:33

Just Cause for Dismissal and the Doctrines of CumulativeMisconduct, Progressive Discipline and CulminatingIncident ................................................................ 35:163

Kick to the Groin Painful to More Than Just theEmployee .............................................................. 31:104

Lack of Ambiguity Supports Fixed-Term Contract .............. 32:21

Lack of Written Reasons by Adjudicator Leaves Truckerat Dead End in Judicial Review .................................. 29:13

Law of Dismissal for Inadequate Performance RequiresEmployer to Perform Adequately ................................ 27:25

Leave with pay not the only response to duty toaccommodate religious requirements of employees! ..... 22:117

Legal Sanctions for Bribery and Corruption Outside ofCanada ................................................................. 34:113

Lender Attempts to Enforce Non-CompetitionAgreements Between Debtor and Debtor’s Employees.... 26:30

Less Static on the Airwaves: Court of Appeal Tunes outTrial Decision and Tunes in Appeal by Radio StationEmployer ................................................................. 31:9

Let the Music Play . . . But Don’t Forget to Pay thePiper DJ ................................................................ 28:153

Look Before You Leap – Professional Car DealershipEmployee Ordered to Pay Costs to Former Employer

When Court Determined No Constructive DismissalOccurred ................................................................32:25

Lumber Mill Employee Has Job Cut Out from underHim – Judge Axes Employer Saying ImpugnedConduct Had Been Condoned ....................................28:17

Married to the mobster (new adventures in the law ofrelativity) ................................................................. 24:9

Maternity Leave Leaves General Manager’s Position inMayhem .................................................................29:93

Mechanic Frustrated When Court Finds Frustration ofContract Due to Disability..........................................27:37

Medical Leaves and the Issue of Job Abandonment .......... 36:149

Minding your manners may not guarantee a promotionto president, but it may just allow you to keep yourjob – not to mention your ‘‘options’’ .......................... 25:125

Minimum wage changes ................................................ 20:8

Minimum wage changes in Nova Scotia and Manitoba .......20:32

Minimum wage to increase in New Brunswick ..................22:33

More work. Same pay ...................................................25:32

Moving violations ........................................................25:14

Must an Employee Resign in Order to Claim ConstructiveDismissal Damages? ............................................... 35:110

New CSA/BNQ Standard for Mental Health in theWorkplace ............................................................ 34:109

New developments in wrongful dismissal decisions:2 cases ...................................................................20:25

New law (Bill 117) passed to protect Ontariogovernment whistleblowers......................................... 15:7

New Legislation to Help Protect Vulnerable WorkersNow in Force in Ontario.......................................... 35:119

New Privacy Focus May Limit Random Drug Testingin the Workplace.................................................... 33:159

Newly Hired Quality Assurance Manager Not Assuredof Long-Term Position ...............................................30:21

No Employee Liability for Simple Negligence.................. 33:166

No exit (Short work made of hard working notice)..............24:19

No Hollywood Ending in Movie Industry Dismissal ............30:25

Non-Solicitation Clause Inadequate to Stop Ex-VP ofSales from Selling to Former Customers ........................26:29

Observations on the Health Information Protection Act,2004 ......................................................................25:87

Offshore Oil Rig Company Sunk Over Missing DVDs .........31:97

Old agreement? New agreement? No agreement! Does anemployee have to acknowledge an employer’s right tochange terms in an employment contract?................... 25:129

Old Statutes vs. New Statutes – Old Cases vs. NewCases: How They All Interplay in a Judge’s Reasoning ...... 29:5

On Appeal – An Unfortunate Journey for a Would-Be Journeyman ...................................................... 31:143

On Appeal – Kick to the Groin Painful to More ThanJust the Employee ................................................... 31:145

One-Month Rule of Thumb Impugned for Short-TermEmployment of Manager ............................................31:15

Ongoing Developments in Compensatory Damages inWrongful Dismissal Actions ..................................... 32:155

Ontario Employee Found to Be ‘‘Worker’’ for Purposesof British Columbia Workers’ CompensationLegislation ..............................................................26:39

Ontario Federation of Agriculture Assists MushroomFarmer to Fight Against a Rotten Order to Pay ................31:98

Ontario Retires Mandatory Retirement Legislation .............. 28:1


Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board allowsclaim for benefits arising from lung cancer contracteddue to workplace exposure to second-hand smoke ....... 23:123

Ontario’s new emergency leave – is Ministry policycontroversial in your workplace? ............................... 22:115

Overpaid, Over-Expensed, but Not Overworked:Restoration Worker Ordered to Repay FormerEmployer ............................................................... 29:96

Personal liability of officers, directors, and employees:10 cases................................................................. 20:33

Photo Radar Speeding Ticket – Not Picture Perfect forEmployer .............................................................. 31:146

Physical Demands of Job Opportunities Are a Factor forCourt to Consider in Reviewing Mitigation Efforts .......... 31:95

Police Officer’s Shoulder Injury: A Pain Leading toFrustration . . . of Contract ......................................... 31:17

Policies, policies, policies: good to have or good fornothing? Relief not granted after employee emailscustomer list to home computer just days beforebeginning new job with the competition ........................ 26:3

Potential Liability of Government Occupational Healthand Safety Inspectors .............................................. 35:107

Pregnancy and accommodation: no room at patientcare unit 51 .............................................................. 24:3

Pregnant? Congrats! Have Some Flowers, but Not YourJob Back ................................................................ 26:36

President fired for single act of insubordination................. 22:25

Preventing competition from former employees ............. 18:9, 17

Preventing competition from former employees ................ 20:81

Privacy – a cross Canada update January 1, 2004 ............. 24:130

Privacy Breaches in the Workplace Can Lead to VicariousLiability for Employers under the Law of Tort .................. 36:5

Probationary employees ............................................... 17:81

Problems Relating to Romantic Relationships in theWorkplace ............................................................ 35:113

Proposed changes to Ontario hours of work legislation –an update............................................................... 25:17

Public Statements of Public Servant Lead to SuspensionWithout Pay ........................................................... 27:17

Q: At what point does an employee’s dishonest conductjustify summary dismissal? A: While there is a clear legaltest to use – the application of that test isn’t always soclear ..................................................................... 26:17

Quebec judges award wrongful dismissal damages:2 cases .................................................................. 20:33

Quebec raises minimum wage ...................................... 22:16

Questionable Accounting Practices Haunt Employer atTrial as Do Unsuccessful Criminal Charges AgainstFormer Employee .................................................... 27:28

Reasonable notice required for termination of relationshipdistinct from employment relationship......................... 23:27

Record-Setting Award in Human Rights Case ................... 34:20

Repudiation vs. Misconduct: Employees Find ThemselvesOut of the Doghouse, Literally, When They Refuse toImplement Humane Society Policy on Animal Adoption ... 27:9

Request for Doctor’s Note to Confirm Employee is in a‘‘Normal’’ State of Health After an Illness Can BeDiscriminatory ........................................................ 34:27

Requiring an Employee to Purchase Shares in theOrganization Could Lead to Inducement Damages ....... 35:117

Rescinding an Offer of Employment before an EmployeeStarts Work............................................................. 36:14

Restrictive Covenant Too Restrictive to Be Enforceable ...... 28:98

Restrictive Covenants – A Primer ....................................26:28

Roses are bad and violets are worse (Is an employerobliged to accommodate a disabled employee up to thepoint of undue hardship or is merely ‘‘good enough’’accommodation good enough?) ................................ 24:117

Safeway Employee’s Position Not Saved by InsufficientEvidence to Prove Theft .............................................30:93

Sale at Safeway: $47 million in savings for the price of$280,000 ................................................................25:27

Saskatchewan proposes sweeping changes to LabourStandards Act ..........................................................15:39

Securities Employees Found Liable for Departure withClient Lists ..............................................................26:26

Series of contracts for term or task may result inindeterminate contract of employment ....................... 22:109

Sexual harassment: Can a victim sue the employer?.......... 19:113

Should disability payments be deducted from wrongfuldismissal damages?...................................................16:79

Should disability payments be deducted from wrongfuldismissal damages?...................................................22:21

Should employers use professionally drafted employmentcontracts? ............................................................. 20:121

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Announcement ofImpending Job Cuts Ruled Not to Amount toConstructive Dismissal When Employee Opts for NewJob with Alternate Employer ..................................... 26:133

Should Incidents Involving Non-Workers be Covered byOccupational Health and Safety Legislation? .................. 34:3

Should Workers’ Compensation Benefits Reduce OtherStatutory Entitlements? ..............................................32:29

Significant Monetary Consequences for Employers thatContravene Occupational Health and SafetyLegislation ............................................................ 34:117

Sleepless in Nova Scotia: is an inability to work rotatingshifts compensable? ................................................... 24:1

Slip and Fall on the Way to Your Car – Does Workers’Compensation Apply? ............................................. 31:106

Small Business Owner Deemed to Be Acting as a Directorat Time of Accident – Workers’ Compensation BenefitsDenied ................................................................. 26:138

Smooth Landing for Airline when Judge Rules ReleaseDocument to Be a Complete Defence to Breach ofContract Action........................................................28:20

Sports editor awarded record wrongful dismissal damages...18:33

Standard-form employment contracts and policy manuals ...21:81

Static on the Airwaves: Fuzzy Reception at RadioStation – Unclear Signals from Station ConsultantLeads to Wrongful Dismissal of Program Director ...........29:25

Stock options and share purchase plans ...........................21:25

Subordination and Control – Characteristics of anEmployment Relationship versus a ContractorRelationship ............................................................29:17

Successful Lawsuit Undermined by Employee’s Lack ofReasonable Efforts to Mitigate Damages...................... 31:141

Successor Employers and Director’s Liability forVacation Pay ...........................................................28:30

Summary Judgment for Online Marketing Manager ............. 32:6

Supervisor’s after-work conduct with colleagues awayfrom business establishment may constitute sexualharassment............................................................... 23:9

Supreme Court of Canada Decision Results in BenefitsVictory for Birth Mothers ......................................... 35:159


Supreme Court of Canada Introduces the General Duty ofHonesty and Good Faith in the Performance of ContractualObligations .............................................................. 36:1

Supreme Court of Canada Releases Two DecisionsDealing with the Impact of Privacy Legislation onLabour Relations ....................................................... 35:1

Supreme Court Recognizes Workers’ Right to be Freefrom Drug Testing.................................................... 34:22

Surf and turfed? (Inappropriate use of e-mail and theinternet on company time) ........................................ 24:17

Temporary Layoff of Receptionist Turns Out to Be aToothache for Dentist Employer ................................. 31:11

Ten must items for your absenteeism control policy ........... 15:25

Terminated Debt Collector Collects from Employer .......... 27:144

Terminated Employee Argues for Shorter Notice PeriodWhile Employer Argues for Longer Notice Period: Upon the Roof . . . An Unusual Slant on Notice Periods ..... 29:149

Terminated Production Manager Engineer Wins HisShare of Annual Company Bonus ............................... 31:28

Termination Clause in Employment Contract TerminatesLawsuit.................................................................... 32:1

Termination for Just Cause Not Enough for Employer to AvoidTermination Pay and Severance Pay under EmploymentStandards Legislation................................................ 32:95

Termination without warning. Does good faith requirementin exercise of discretion import element ofreasonableness? ........................................................ 23:3

The advent of new remedies for psychological harassment . 25:89

The benefits of jurisdiction disputes . . . or should we saythe jurisdiction disputes of benefits? .............................. 26:5

The Common and Related Employer Test: Who Is the RealEmployer? ................................................................ 36:9

The Complex Interplay Between the Common Law andEmployment Standards Legislation ............................. 33:111

The Continuing Evolution of Privacy Rights in Canada:The Expectation of Privacy with Regard to WorkComputers ............................................................ 33:153

The Continuing Saga of Bank Employees’ Unpaid OvertimeClaims ..................................................................... 34:6

The devil you know (when the business is sold is anemployee obliged to accept a transfer to the purchaser?) . 25:25

The dismissal of long-term employees: Five cases ............ 18:105

The dismissed employee’s duty to mitigate damages:9 cases .................................................................. 19:77

The dismissed employee’s duty to mitigate damages: Anupdate .................................................................. 21:125

The Duties of the Employee to the Employer .................... 26:25

The Duty to Mitigate in the Presence of a ContractualNotice Period ........................................................ 33:106

The end is nigh? ............................................................ 25:9

The growing area of negligent representation ................... 21:33

The Impact of Employment Policies on the Duty toAccommodate ....................................................... 36:118

The Impact of Ontario’s Bill 168 on Cases InvolvingViolence and Intimidation in the Workplace................ 33:164

The Meaning of ’’Severance Pay’’ and the OntarioEmployment Standards Act, 2000 .............................. 36:117

The Relationship between Disability Benefits and Damagesfor Wrongful Dismissal ............................................ 26:131

The Relationship Between Resignation and Dismissal ....... 33:109

The retirement of mandatory retirement ......................... 24:125

The Tale of Two Lawyers: A ‘‘Trial by Ambush’’ Turnson Credibility............................................................ 30:3

The ump says ‘‘Yer out!’’ Did you know you wereplaying?..................................................................24:13

The Ups and Downs of Fiduciary Duties Owed byEx-Employees to Former Employers .............................26:11

Three cases involving sexual harassment ........................... 21:1

Till death do us part? ....................................................25:21

Top Court Recognizes the Constitutional Protection of theRight to Strike ........................................................ 35:161

Township Manager Wins Compensation for ExtraordinaryAmount of Overtime Worked ...................................... 31:4

Trend shows more lawsuits over environmentaland healthsafety violations ........................................................ 15:1

Trial Judge Errs in Finding Liability on Basis ofDiscrimination Due to Pregnancy When EmployeeWas No Longer Pregnant but Absent on MaternityLeave .....................................................................30:30

Tribunal dismisses claim of age discrimination ................... 21:1

Trust but verify: a checklist for reducing expense accountfraud ....................................................................... 25:5

Truth or consequences. When does dishonesty equalcause? .................................................................. 23:129

Twelve instructive employment standards decisions ......... 16:113

Two Sisters + One Workplace Romance – A Room forTwo = The Price an Employer Pays for Love ................ 30:152

Unauthorized Expenditures by Employee Lead toAuthorized Summary Dismissal by Employer.................28:11

Unpaid Overtime Leaves Turbine Company Blowing in theWind .....................................................................31:20

Un-shy and not retiring (The Ontario Legislaturecontemplates the abolition of mandatory retirement .......24:25

Updates to Two Cases Discussed in Previous Issues............35:17

Use of Older Functional Capacity Evaluations OverMost Recent FCE by Worker’s Comp CommissionDeemed Patently Unreasonable ..................................27:39

Used Car Salesman Driven out of a Job – ConstructiveDismissal Ruled as Proper Vehicle for Judgment........... 27:141

Verbal Tirade by Employer Proves Insufficient to JustifyWorkers’ Compensation Claim for Work-Related StressInjury Benefits........................................................... 27:5

Wallace for diplomats...................................................24:39

Was it a resignation or a dismissal?................................... 17:9

We like to watch (privacy rights and video surveillance inand out of the workplace) ..........................................25:85

WEBER REVISITED . . . AGAIN (A funny thing happenedto me on the way to the forum) ...................................24:23

What Are Fiduciary Duties in an Employment Context?..... 35:171

What are some of the implications of hiring on fixed termcontracts? ................................................................ 17:1

What constitutes effective notice of dismissal ....................19:25

What damages are awarded to an employee who gets abetter-paid job during the notice period? ......................21:11

What happens if someone is dismissed for sexualharassment and the case goes to court?.........................17:17

What is just cause? ........................................................ 16:9

What is the scope of marital and family status underhuman rights legislation? ......................................... 23:119

What Kinds of Behaviour Constitute Workplace Violenceand How Can Employers Meet Their Obligations toProtect Employees from Violence? ............................. 36:109

What kinds of legal action can employers take againstemployees? .............................................................. 16:1

What proof is necessary to dismiss an employee fortheft?................................................................ 15:48 [80]


What rules apply when dismissed employees suffer adisability during the period of notice they should havereceived? .............................................................. 15:120

What should go into your leave of absence policy?........... 15:113

What your employer doesn’t know can hurt you . . .post facto .............................................................. 25:135

When a Wrongfully Dismissed Employee Becomes DisabledDuring the Common Law Notice Period ..................... 33:162

When Brinkmanship Backfires: Resignation Ruled ValidWhen Councillor Attempts to Recant ......................... 26:136

When Can an Employer Sue an Employee? ..................... 33:101

When Employees Fight – Ultimatum to Boss Backfireswhen Employee Tells Her Employer ‘‘Either She Goesor I Go’’ ................................................................... 28:9

When is disobedience just cause for dismissal? ................ 16:121

When Money Is Worth Its Weight in Gold, MitigationMatters .................................................................. 30:97

When should an employer give a terminated employeeadvice about the sufficiency of a severance package? .... 23:121

When we say exclusive, we mean exclusive – the Canadianindustrial relations board solidifies the union’s status asthe exclusive bargaining agent ..................................... 24:7

When Will the Courts Enforce Restrictive Covenants in anEmployment Context?.............................................. 36:145

When Will the Courts Uphold ‘‘Creative’’ Non-Competitionand Non-Solicitation Agreements? .............................. 35:22

When You’ve Got a Screw Loose, Be Careful Where YouGet Your Bolts ....................................................... 26:128

Whether additional damages appropriate for harassingphone calls to discharged employee? .......................... 23:86

Whether employer’s fiscal problems and golf pro’spart-time employment should be considered inassessing damages for wrongful dismissal.................... 22:129

Whether employer’s harsh, vindictive and maliciousconduct in terminating employee without causewarrants punitive damages?........................................23:33

Whether jury’s award of 9 months’ notice plus further 3months for employer’s bad faith conduct wasunreasonable after one year of employment? .................23:81

Whether sexual relationship with plane crash survivorwas cause for discharge?............................................23:83

WHMIS and the GHS: Canadian Law Adopts InternationalStandards ................................................................36:30

Who owns the copyright to written material producedby an employee? 6 cases............................................. 21:9

Who owns the patent to an invention made by anemployee? 3 cases ..................................................... 21:9

Whose job is it anyway? Does the obligation toaccommodate a disabled employee require anemployer to displace an incumbent ........................... 24:121

With the hindsight of benefits (Is denial of internalbenefits co-ordination discriminatory?) .........................24:35

Work Computers: Reasonable Expectation of Privacy? ...... 32:150

Workers’ Compensation for Federal Employees – Federalor Provincial Regulation? ......................................... 34:107

Wrongful dismissal and employment standardslegislation: Seven case studies ....................................15:17

Wrongful dismissal damage awards.................................. 19:9

Wrongful dismissal may now be handled by alternativedispute resolution centre............................................15:30

You can’t have your cake and eat it too – court rules thatresigning employee must return pay advances ............. 25:117

You’re guilty . . . or are you? ........................................ 24:135

Younger Sister Kicked Off Soccer Store Team WhenOlder Sister Opens Sporting Goods Store of Her Own ...... 29:9

SUBJECT INDEXThe following subjects appeared in Volumes 1 to 36. (The number before the colon

indicates the volume; the number after the colon indicates the page.)

A

Abella report .............................................................. 6:7-8

absenteeismaccommodation of ..............................................24:29; 28:21cause for dismissal .................. 5:41-46; 9:17-22; 10:77-83; 25:19medical notes ............................................................. 36:25recommended policy ............................................... 15:25-30

accommodationabsenteeism, of........................................................... 24:29costs of..................................................................... 24:123displacement of incumbent .......................................... 24:121duty to accommodate .......................... 7:17; 14:109-15; 15:119;

18:82; 22:10-12, 22:117; 31:17; 36:118-121medical notes ......................................................... 36:25-27pregnancy and.............................................................. 24:3scope of duty.................................. 24:117; 24:121; 36:118-119undue hardship standard .................... 24:117; 31:17; 36:127-128

administrative lawjudicial review ..................................26:5; 26:33; 26:38; 26:39;

26:136; 26:138; 31:146tribunals, jurisdiction of ..................26:5; 31:104; 31:145; 31:146

adoption leave see: parental (child care) leave

advances on wagesreimbursement ............................................................. 16:4

adverse impact see: discrimination — systemic

advertising see: employment advertising

affirmative action see: discrimination

ageunemployment insurance, age 65 ................................ 2:34-35

age discriminationAlberta........................................................................ 3:34cases ........................................... 1:3; 6:27-33; 8:57-64; 13:24;

19:77; 21:1; 28:1; 28:4; 35:18-19Charter of Rights and Freedoms .............................. 3:49-51, 55constitution ................................................... 3:27, 49-51, 55forced resignation, British Columbia........................... 35:18-19forced retirement, Manitoba............................................ 4:22human rights settlement ................................................. 3:34job advertisements, application forms and interview

questions .............................................................. 36:129laws (chart) ........................................................3:56; 36:143Manitoba, human rights settlement .................................. 4:23Ontario Human Rights Code .............................................3:2Quebec, abolition of compulsory retirement ...................... 3:46


Supreme Court of Canada ......................... 3:49-51, 55; 35:18-19

agricultural workers, freedom of association ..................... 23:6

AIDS in the workplace.......................... 7:1-2; 9:22, 57-59; 11:8

Albertaadoption leave............... 21:47; 22:47; 23:46; 24:47; 25:40; 26:48;

27:48; 28:40; 29:40; 30:40; 31:40; 32:41; 33:41age discrimination case .................................................. 3:34apparel, meals and lodging ........ 32:42; 33:43; 34:44; 35:44; 36:45bereavement leave ........................... 22:47; 23:47; 24:48; 25:40;

26:48; 27:48; 28:41; 29:41; 30:41; 31:41; 32:41call-in pay ...................................... 21:48; 22:48; 23:47; 24:48;

25:41; 26:49; 27:49; 28:42; 29:42; 30:42;31:42; 32:42; 34:44; 35:44; 36:44

compassionate care leave .....................................35:43; 36:43employment applications/interviews.... 20:91; 21:92; 22:84; 23:92;

24:93; 25:93-97; 26:101-104; 27:101-104;28:105-108; 29:113-116; 30:113-116; 31:113-116;

32:115-119; 34:125-128; 35:127-130; 36:135employment discrimination ................................ 10:74; 23:115employment standards .................. 21:47-50; 22:47-49; 23:46-49;

24:47-50; 25:40-43; 26:48-51; 27:48-51;28:40-44; 29:40-44; 30:40-44; 31:40-44;

32:41-44; 34:42-46; 35:42-47hours of work ................ 21:47; 22:47; 23:47; 24:48; 25:40; 26:48;

27:48; 28:41; 29:41; 30:41; 31:41; 32:41;33:42; 34:43; 35:44; 36:44

human rights ....................... 21:92; 22:84; 23:115; 24:116; 25:93;26:101; 27:101; 28:105; 29:113; 30:113;

31:115; 32:115; 34:125; 35:127-130age discrimination.................................................... 3:34race discrimination................................................... 8:81sex discrimination .................................................... 4:21sexual harassment .............................................2:50, 3:40systemic discrimination ................................. 2:89-90; 4:11

layoff, temporary.............................. 21:49; 22:49; 23:49; 24:50;25:43; 26:51; 27:51; 28:44; 29:44; 30:44;

31:44; 32:44; 34:46; 35:46maternity leave ......................... 6:42; 21:47; 22:47; 23:47; 24:47;

25:40; 26:48; 27:48; 28:41; 29:41; 30:41;31:41; 32:41; 33:41; 34:43; 35:1-2, 43

minimum wage ............. 21:48; 22:48; 23:48; 24:47; 25:41; 26:49;27:49; 28:42; 29:42; 30:42; 31:42; 32:42;

33:43; 34:44; 35:44; 36:44notice of termination, group ...... 20:49; 23:49; 24:50; 25:43; 26:51;

27:51; 28:44; 29:44, 30:44, 31:44; 32:44;33:45; 34:46; 35:46; 36:46-47

notice of termination, individual ......... 22:49; 23:48; 24:49; 25:42;26:50; 27:50; 27:50; 28:43; 29:43; 30:43;

31:43; 32:43; 33:44; 34:45; 35:45-46; 36:46occupational health and safety ....................................2:96-98overtime pay .......................... 21:48; 22:48; 23:47; 24:48; 25:41;

26:49; 27:49; 28:41; 29:42; 30:42; 31:42;32:42; 34:44; 35:44; 36:44

parental/adoption leave............ 21:47; 22:47; 23:46; 24:47; 25:40;26:48; 27:48; 28:40; 29:40; 30:40; 31:40;32:41; 33:41; 34:42; 35:42-43; 36:42-43

payment of wages .......... 21:49; 22:49; 23:49; 24:50; 25:43; 26:51;27:51; 28:44; 29:44; 30:44; 31:44; 32:44;

33:41; 33:45; 34:46; 35:46-47; 36:47privacy law ............................................................... 35:1-2reservist leave...............................33:42; 34:43; 35:43; 36:43-44rest/eating periods ................... 21:48; 22:47; 23:47; 24:48; 25:41;

26:49; 27:49; 28:41; 29:45; 30:41; 31:41;32:42; 34:43; 35:44; 36:44

statutory holidays ...............................3:32; 21:48; 22:48; 23:48;24:48; 25:41; 26:49; 27:49; 28:42; 29:41;

30:42; 31:42; 32:42; 33:43; 34:44; 35:45; 36:45

vacations with pay ..........21:48; 22:48; 23:48; 24:49; 25:41; 26:49;27:49; 28:42; 29:42; 30:42; 31:42; 32:43;

33:43; 34:45; 35:45; 36:45

alcohol consumptionemployer liability.................................. 22:119; 23:117; 30:149

alcoholismalcohol dependency ...................................................... 8:44definition ................................................................ 3:89-90disability discrimination,

Canadian Human Rights Act............................... 4:26, 33-35testing for ...................... 10:22-24; 13:105-12; 19:33; 28:8; 36:3-5wrongful dismissal .................................... 3:73-74; 20:6; 28:21

alternative dispute resolution ................................... 15:31-32

alternative employmentconstructive dismissal ............................................. 15:106-12employee acceptance of .......................................... 17:33-40

anger management counseling.......................................33:20

annual holidays see: vacation with pay

anticipatory breachemployment contracts ..................................... 3:58, 59-60, 83

appellate court cases................. 27:9; 27:22; 30:30; 30:145; 31:9;31:143; 31:145

application formsin general ................................................................... 1:3-6inclusion guide....................................... 21:91-115; 22:81-108Manitoba ................................................................ 4:53-54sample, Ontario........................................................ 3:76-77

arbitratorappointment of, Minister’s discretion re ...........................24:27jurisdiction of..............................................................24:23jurisdiction over probationary worker ............................ 24:127remedial power, limits on..............................................24:13

B

bad faith discharge ................19:3; 20:9; 22:25; 23:5; 24:39; 34:9

Bardal factors ......................................................... 34:9, 12

benefit planserroneous advice re ......................................................22:17

benefits see also: pensions; unemployment insuranceaccess to multiple plans ................................................24:35chart..................................................................... 11:28-29compassionate care leave............................................ 24:138effect of GST .......................................................... 11:25-27federal labour adjustment program............................... 3:54-55human rights legislation ............................................. 6:93-98internal co-ordination of ...............................................24:35loss on dismissal ..........................................................19:11provincial dental insurance plans................................. 3:68-69provincial health care plans ........................................ 3:44-45sale of business, effect on ..............................................18:31work sharing ............................................................ 3:51-52

bereavement leavenational survey ........................ 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:41; 24:41;

25:33; 26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:34;31:34; 32:34; 34:34; 35:34; 36:34

BIT benefitsdismissal and ..............................................................19:12

bona fide occupational qualificationage discrimination ............................................... 3:49-51, 55alcohol or drug dependence ....................................... 4:33-35physical disability, Canadian Human Rights Act ................ 4:7-8pregnancy and ............................................................. 24:3Quebec Charter of Human Rights .................................... 4:29


test for................................................................ 36:126-127

bonusesinclusion in damages award ................... 16:28-30; 31:28; 31:101integral part of remuneration package ................ 16:25-28; 31:93payment period ...................................................... 16:31-32retroactive ............................................................. 16:30-31termination and, ........................................................... 33:7

bribery and corruption ...................................... 34:113; 35:17

British Columbiaapparel, special ............. 21:51; 22:50; 23:50; 24:51; 25:44; 26:52;

27:52; 28:45; 29:45; 30:45; 31:45; 32:46; 34:48;35:49

bereavement leave .................. 21:50; 22:50; 23:50; 24:51; 25:44;26:52; 27:52; 28:45; 29:45; 30:45; 31:45; 32:45;

33:46; 34:47; 35:48; 36:48call-in pay .................... 21:51; 22:50; 23:50; 24:51; 25:44; 26:52;

27:52; 28:45; 29:45; 30:45; 31:45; 32:46; 34:48;35:48; 36:48-49

compassionate care leave ................... 33:46; 34:47; 35:48; 36:48deemed termination by the Branch ................................. 36:51employment applications/interviews............. 20:90; 21:91; 22:83;

23:91; 24:91; 25:91-93; 26:99-101; 27:99-101;28:103-105; 29:111-113; 30:111-113; 31:111-113;

32:113-115; 34:123-125; 35:125-127; 36:135employment standards .................. 21:50-52; 22:49-52; 23:49-52;

24:50-53; 25:43-46; 26:51-54; 27:51-54; 28:44-47;29:44-47; 30:44-47; 31:44-47; 32:45-48; 34:46-50;

35:47-50Employment Standards Act .....................................2:5-6; 32:3Employment Standards Board decisions,

severance pay .......................................................3:63-64family responsibility leave ................. 21:50; 23:50; 24:51; 25:44;

26:52; 27:52; 28:44; 29:45; 30:45; 31:45; 32:45;33:46; 34:47; 35:47-48; 36:48

hours of work .......................... 21:50; 22:50; 23:50; 24:51; 33:47human rights ....................... 21:91; 22:83; 23:115; 24:93; 24:116;

25:91; 26:99; 27:99; 28:103; 29:109; 30:111;31:111; 32:113; 33:119; 34:123; 35:125-127

ADHD, learning disorder, anxiety and depressiondiscrimination................................................ 35:19-20

age discrimination.............................................. 35:18-19Human Rights Code ............................... 35:18-21, 159-161police record discrimination ...................................... 4:2-3racial discrimination ................................................. 3:32sex discrimination .............................................3:34; 4:22sexual harassment .................................................... 4:22systemic discrimination ............................................. 4:11

jury duty leave.................................. 33:46; 34:48; 35:48; 36:48layoff, temporary..................... 21:52; 22:52; 23:51; 24:53; 25:46;

26:54; 27:54; 28:47; 29:47; 30:47; 31:47; 32:47;33:48; 34:50; 35:50; 36:50

minimum wage ...................... 21:51; 22:51; 23:51; 24:52; 25:45;26:53; 27:53; 28:46; 29:46; 30:46; 31:46; 32:47;

33:47; 34:49; 35:49; 36:49non-competition obligation....................................... 35:22-23notice of termination, group ...... 21:52; 22:52; 23:51; 24:53; 25:46;

26:54; 27:54; 28:47; 29:47; 30:47; 31:47; 32:48;33:49; 34:50; 35:50; 36:50-51

notice of termination, individual .................. 21:52; 22:51; 23:51;24:52; 25:45; 26:53; 27:53; 28:46; 29:46; 30:46;

31:46; 32:47; 33:48; 34:49; 35:49-50; 36:50occupational health and safety ....................................2:76-79overtime...................................................34:48; 35:48; 36:48overtime pay, minimum .................... 21:51; 22:51; 23:50; 24:52;

25:44; 26:52; 27:52; 28:46; 29:45; 30:46; 31:46;32:46; 34:48; 35:49; 36:49

parental/adoption leave ...21:50; 22:50; 23:50; 24:51; 25:43; 26:51;27:51; 28:44; 29:44; 30:44; 31:44; 32:45; 33:46;

34:47; 35:47, 159-161; 36:47payment of wages ................... 21:52; 22:52; 23:52; 24:53; 25:46;

26:54; 27:54; 28:47; 29:47; 30:47; 31:47; 32:48;33:47,49; 34:50; 35:50; 36:51

pregnancy leave ..................... 22:49; 23:49; 24:50; 25:43; 26:51;27:51; 28:44; 29:44; 30:44; 31:44; 32:45; 33:45;

34:46; 35:47, 159-161; 36:47reservist leave .............................. 33:46; 34:47-48; 35:48; 36:48rest/eating periods ...........21:50; 22:50; 23:50; 24:51; 25:44; 26:52;

27:52; 28:45; 29:45; 30:45; 31:45; 32:46; 34:48;35:48; 36:48

special apparel ............................................................36:49statutory holidays.................... 21:51; 22:51; 23:51; 24:52; 25:45;

26:53; 27:53; 28:46; 29:46; 30:46; 31:46; 32:46;34:49; 35:49; 36:49

termination, deemed by Director ofEmployment Standards .....................................34:50; 35:50

vacations with pay .................. 21:51; 22:51; 23:51; 24:52; 25:45;26:53; 27:53; 28:46; 29:46; 30:46; 31:46; 32:47;

33:48; 34:49; 35:49; 36:49-50

business, sale ofeffect on employees ................................................ 18:25-32

buying a business.......................................... 10:72-74; 20;113

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call-in paynational survey ........................ 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:42; 24:42;

25:33; 26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:34; 31:34;32:44; 34:34; 35:34; 36:34

Canada Employment and Immigration Commission see also:unemployment insurance

point system................................................................. 3:80work sharing ....................................... 3:33-34, 51-52; 4:38-40

Canada Labour Codeadjudication

corrective discipline....................................................1:8discretion .................................................................2:4legal costs........................................................... 5:85-86

amendments .....................................................6:42; 5:55-56culminating incident .......................................................1:2dismissal

adjudication................................................... 1:1, 8; 5:21lack of work........................................................ 5:20-21without cause ................................................. 35:168-169

group termination, severance pay ...................................21:46hours of work ..............................................................21:45manager, meaning ........................................................ 3:48maternity leave............................................................21:44notice of termination ....................................................21:46overtime ............................................................ 21:45; 34:6proposed amendments............................................... 5:55-56right to refuse unsafe work .......................................... 3:28-31severance pay .............................................................21:47statutory holidays.........................................................21:45unjust dismissal see: unjust dismissal

Canada Manpower Industrial Training Programreimbursement program ...................................................1:2

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety ......... 3:42

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms see: constitution

Canadian Human Rights Actamendments ............................................................ 4:25-27complaint procedure, discrimination ............................ 4:37-38employer’s vicarious liability .......................................... 4:27


harassment .................................................................. 4:26human rights tribunals ...............................................4:26-27marital and family status................................................. 4:27mental and physical disability .....................................4:25-26physical disability ........................................................ 4:7-8police record..................................................................4:1pregnancy and childbirth............................................4:26-27public service commission.............................................. 4:27sex discrimination ....................................................... 25:13sexual harassment ............................................. 3:38-40; 4:26systemic discrimination............................................... 4:9-10

Canadian Human Rights CommissionAIDS, policy on ........................................................9:57-59drug testing, policy on................................. 10:69-71; 11:36-39employment equity ...................................................7:71-72equal pay in federally operated hospitals .......................... 1:1-2‘‘get tough’’ policy ........................................................ 9:70human rights settlement ................................................. 3:88maternity leave ............................................................. 2:74pregnancy and childbirth................................................ 8:43procedure ................................................................2:43-45sexual discrimination decision......................................... 2:90testing employees’ alcohol and drug dependency ............... 8:44

cause for dismissal see: just cause

child care leave see: parental (child care) leave

citizenship see: discrimination

civil statusdiscrimination, Quebec..............................................4:30-31

closed shop..............................................................3:26-27

collective agreementemployment condition, conflict with .............................. 24:33grievance procedure, use of .......................... 26:1; 27:33; 27:35

commission employeesminimum wage and................................................16:116-17

commissions, unearned .............................................. 16:4-6

compassionate care leavenational survey ........................ 32:34; 32:37; 34:34; 35:34; 36:34

competing with ex-employer .... 4:69-73; 6:1-7; 8:49-54; 11:19-24;12:95-100; 18:9-16, 17-22; 20:81; 26:3; 26:11;

26:143; 35:22-24; 36:145-149see also: fiduciary dutymisappropriation of corporate opportunity....................... 35:26

computer softwareprevention of illegal use ........................... 15:33-38; 33:153-155

condonation ................................................... 5:65-71; 28:17alcoholism................................................................... 3:74written termination notice .............................................. 4:28

confidentiality see: privacy

conflict of interest ....................................................9:25-35see also: fiduciary duty

constitutionage discrimination.........................................3:27, 49; 6:27-33Alberta Personal Information Protection Act .................... 35:1-2closed shop..............................................................3:26-27discrimination against the handicapped ............................ 3:28exceptions to constitutional rights and freedoms ................. 3:26Federal Privacy Act .................................................... 35:2-3freedom of association ......................................... 23:6; 35:2-3freedom of expression ................................................. 35:1-2government employment............................................3:25-26human rights ..................................................................4:8impact on the workplace ............................................3:25-28mobility rights ........................................... 3:25; 4:17-20; 5:47

OntarioWorkers’ Compensation Act ................................ 5:22privacy ....................................................... 33:3, 153; 35:1-3private employment ...................................................... 3:26strike, right to

public service essential workers.......................... 35:161-163

construction workers, dismissal notice ............................20:19

constructive dismissalabuse by co-worker ..................... 22:27; 35:113-116; 36:113-115cases ....................... 9:1-8; 11:77-82; 15:106-12;18:33-40; 21:17;

25:14; 25:29; 26:133; 27:37; 27:141; 28:9;28:13; 28:94; 28:97; 29:22; 29:141; 30:17;30:29; 30:30; 30:145; 31:3; 31:11; 32:25;

34:114; 35:29, 110-111; 36:17-22; 36:113-115change in duties .............................................. 13:9-16; 35:29change of contract ................................... 21:19; 30:17; 30:145condonation and ................................................. 21:21; 31:4corporate restructuring..................................................35:29demotion .................. 5:9-13; 8:33-38; 22:34; 28:93; 28:94; 28:97;

36:21-22downsizing .................................................................22:37downward change in reporting function ............................ 3:40forced resignation ..................................................... 3:17-18intolerable working conditions ...................... 22:38; 28:9; 30:29layoffs and .........................................................21:17; 31:11mergers......................................................................22:36new systems, introduction of ..........................................22:35parachute agreements and ........................................... 19:115pay increase and promotion, promise unfulfilled ....... 35:110-111remuneration, change to .............. 24:15; 27:141; 29:22; 32:26-27resignation versus ................................................ 35:110-111rights waiver ............................................................. 15:107salary cuts ................................................................ 3:9-10sale of business, and ............................................18:31; 30:97suspension............................................................. 36:18-21test for .................................................................. 36:17-21transfers ..................................5:17-20; 15:106-12; 22:24; 25:14

contract compliance see also: negligent representationfederal ....................................................8:71-72, 86-88; 9:24Manitoba .................................................................... 8:67Toronto ....................................................... 6:77-79; 8:17-19

copyright ownershipemployee-produced material ............................. 21:9; 35:26-27

crime in the workplace ............................................... 33:153

criminal liabilityBill C-45, ‘‘An Act to amend the Criminal Code’’ ......25:1; 36:122corporate or organizational criminal liability ...........25:2; 36:122criminal liability for corporate executives ................25:2; 36:122fines and sentencing against organization ................25:2; 36:122workplace safety, criminal liability for .............. 25:3; 36:122-123

critically ill child care and crime-related death ordisappearance leaves

national survey ............................................................36:34

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damagesafter better-paid employment found ................................21:11aggravated.......................................... 35:164-165; 36:113-115breach of contract ................................................ 35:164-165compensatory ..................................... 32:155-161; 35:164-165definition ................................................................ 3:33-34employee duty to mitigate ........... 17:33-40; 18:30; 19:77; 21:125;

26:13; 26:147; 27:32; 30:19; 30:25; 30:97; 30:100;30:101; 30:149; 30:152; 31:11; 31:15; 31:25; 31:95;

31:101; 31:141; 31:152; 34:18; 35:110-111refusal to accept lower position .................................35:29


inadequate notice of resignation ................................ 36:11-12inadequate notice period .................... 23:35; 25:121; 35:118-119inducement ............................................... 35:118-119; 36:14injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect ........... 35:13-15, 19-21intentional infliction of mental suffering ................... 36:113-115loss of pension plan on dismissal..................................2:55-56mental distress............... 3:65-66; 5:13-14; 13:97-104; 35:164-165moving expenses ......................................................6:35-41negligent representation ............................................... 21:33nominal damages................................................. 30:1; 32:17punitive damages see: punitive damagestaxation of dismissal damages......................................4:49-52wrongful dismissal ................. 2:33-34; 3:46; 19:9; 25:11; 25:121;

25:125; 26:141; 26:147; 27:29; 29:141; 30:19; 30:149;30:152; 31:1; 31:3; 31:7; 31:11; 31:15; 31:20; 31:25;

31:28; 31:95; 31:101; 31:141; 31:152; 31:154;35:118-119, 164-165; 36:13

dangerous work see: unsafe work

defamationalcohol and drug dependency, testing for .................... 13:107-8dismissal letter............................................................ 14:78

demotion see: constructive dismissal

dental insurance planscoverage (chart) ........................................................3:68-69provincial plans and private insurance ..................... 3:67, 70-72

direct deposit of wages ................................................ 20:27

directors’ liability ................................. 12:77-78; 20:33; 28:30

disability see also: accommodation; physical disabilityaccommodation......................................................... 34:157discrimination

Canadian Human Rights Act ... 4:26; 12:35-36, 40-41; 35:30-31complaints of ................ 10:17-22; 12:35-36, 40-44; 19:34-37;

35:13-15, 19-21, 30-31leave ....................................................................... 11:6-7long-term plans ...................................................... 14:79-80

diagnosis after termination ..................................... 22:125Ontario Human Rights Commission Guidelines ............... 11:3-7payments, deduction from wrongful

dismissal damages ...................................... 16:79-86; 22:21perceived .............................................................. 35:30-31suffered during termination notice period ....................... 15:120

disability income plans see: income protection plans

discriminationaccommodation...................................... 35:19-21; 36:127-128affirmative action

Atomic Energy of Canada ......................................... 6:84CN case .............................................................6:14-18comment .............................................................2:9, 16programs............................................................... 5:6-8proposed federal legislation........................................ 6:51

ageAlberta human rights settlement ................................. 3:34cases ........................ 1:3; 6:27-33; 8:57-64; 19:77; 21:1; 28:2;

28:4; 28:141; 35:18-19, 30-31constitution ............................................................ 3:27extended vacation .................................................. 13:24firefighters ..................................................... 3:49-51, 55laws (chart) .......................................................... 19:103lawyers, partnerships .......................................... 35:18-19mandatory retirement, Manitoba ................................ 4:22Manitoba, human rights settlement ............................. 4:23Quebec, abolition of compulsory retirement.................. 3:46

AIDS in the workplace .................................................. 7:1-2Alberta ...................................................................... 10:74alcohol dependency, Canadian Human Rights Act .............. 4:26

alcoholism, P.E.I. ...................................................... 3:89-90anti-harassment policy ............................................... 3:90-91application forms ......................................6:54-55; 36:125-143bona fide occupational qualification ....................... 36:126-127Canadian Human Rights deputy chief

commissioner’s speech........................................... 3:61-63citizenship, Ontario Human Rights Code ............................3:2civil status, Quebec................................................... 4:30-31CN hard hat case ..................................................... 6:53, 99common law spouses .................................................... 6:97compound discrimination ........................................ 35:30-31constructive ......................................................... 3:3; 4:9-14contract compliance.................................................. 6:77-79cost to employer if complaint dismissed ..............................3:3co-worker, by...................................................... 22:12; 26:1criminal record......................................8:39-40; 19:38; 24:133damages for injury to dignity, feelings and

self-respect...................................... 35:13-15, 19-21; 36:121damages for mental anguish..............................................3:4defenses .....................................................................33:21definition of ....................................... 2:1-2, 10-13; 36:125-126disability ............................ 4:26; 11:3-7; 12:35-36, 40-41; 22:10

anxiety disorders and stress......................... 34:21; 35:19-20developmental................................................... 35:13-15

drug dependence ................................. 4:26; 19:33; 36:119-121employment equity ....................................................... 6:99employment life cycle .......................................... 36:140-141equal pay ................................................. 3:63; 4:29-30; 7:32family status

general............................ 8:25-31; 24:10; 35:3-5; 36:155-158Ontario............................................... 3:2; 23:119; 36:158Quebec .................................................................. 4:30

generally ....................................................................33:17government contracts

federal ............................................................... 6:25-26Ontario....................................................................3:3

handicapped ............................................................... 8:1-8harassment .......................................... 29:101; 29:144; 32:147harassment, Ontario ........................................................3:2heads of households ...................................................... 6:96human rights commissions, investigations, Ontario ...............3:3human rights officers’ powers, Ontario ...............................3:3investigation requirement ......................................... 22:12-14language ........................................................ 6:52-53; 33:18mandatory retirement ........................................... 6:73, 98-99marital status......................................................23:119; 24:9mental disability, Canadian Human Rights Act ...... 4:25-26; 19:36national origin, Manitoba ............................................... 4:22Newfoundland and Labrador, pre-employment inquiries...... 4:48obesity .................................................................. 35:30-31

human rights laws................................................. 13:7-8job application ........................................................ 22:9Quebec .................................................................. 4:29

Ontario Human Rights Code ................... 2:76, 80-82; 3:1, 15-16partial deafness ...........................................................19:34pay equity ................................................... 6:85-89, 90; 7:32pensions.................................................................. 6:93-99personal harassment .................................................. 3:90-91physical disability .................................4:25-29; 5:89-96; 25:27place of origin .............................................................35:21

national survey.................................................... 4:17-21police record

national survey....................................................... 4:1-4Quebec .............................................................. 4:10-11

pregnancy and childbirth ........................................ 8:43; 21:3benefit plans ........................................................... 6:95Canadian Human Rights Act .................................. 4:26-27

prohibited grounds


by jurisdiction ................................................ 36:134-140chart.......................... 19:103; 22:107; 23:115; 33:152;36:143definitions ..........................................................2:10-12

province of origin, national survey ...............................4:17-21psychological harassment ............................................. 25:89psychological tests, Canada ........................................3:62-63Quebec definition .....................................................4:28-29race ........................... 3:32; 6:43-50; 7:21-22, 63-64; 8:81, 89-95;

10:12-14; 11:27, 30-32; 13:25-32; 33:18-19, 21;35:20-21, 30-31

racial slurs ............................................................. 11:68-71record of offences, Ontario ...............................................3:2recruitment ......................................................... 36:128-129religion ........................................ 4:12; 7:17-22; 35:21; 36:112residence, national survey ..........................................4:17-21same-sex spouses ................................................ 6:97; 14:1-3sex ...................... 2:90; 3:15-16, 34; 4:21-23; 5:1-5; 6:7-8, 33, 93;

7:25-27, 31-32; 8:44-48sexual harassment ........ 2:50, 75-76; 3:38-40; 4:22, 26; 5:49-53,72;

7:73-78; 9:73-80; 12:79-81, 84-86; 21:1sexual orientation ................................................... 14:37-39statistical evidence ....................................................6:73-76systemic ..................2:49-50, 89-90; 3:61-63; 4:9-11; 6:33; 36:126transsexual................................................................. 25:13travel allowances .......................................................... 14:6unequal pay ................................................4:22-23; 35:13-15visible minorities, report on ........................................5:36-39

dismissal see also: constructive dismissal; just cause;wrongful dismissal

absenteeism ............................. 5:41-46; 9:17-22; 10:77-83; 31:1benefit of offering fair compensation package................... 10:76bad faith see bad faith dischargebreach of employment contract .................................... 34:114Canada Labour Code

lack of work........................................................5:20-21severance pay amendments ....................................3:87-88

commission salespeople .............................................8:78-83criminal conviction, based on ...................................... 24:135criminal record, for .................................................... 24:133criticizing employer ...................................................... 4:47damages awarded for................. 19:1; 21:125; 25:133; 31:1; 31:3;

31:7; 31:11; 31:15; 31:20; 31:25; 31:28; 31:95; 31:101; 31:154defending a claim ................................................... 33:14-15definition..................................................................... 2:26disability benefits

entitlement where post-termination diagnosis ............. 22:125disability, for ......................................................22:13; 34:13dishonesty .............. 23:129; 25:135; 26:17; 27:127; 27:133; 28:11;

30:93; 30:141; 33:6-7disobedience................................................ 16:121-28; 22:25economic necessity .............................................. 4:28; 31:15effect on pension, damages .........................................2:55-56employee misrepresentations at interviews ........................ 9:24executive termination, dishonesty ......................................2:4firing procedures..................................... 7:57-68; 14:73-75, 78fraud discovered post-termination ................................. 22:127good faith requirement................................................... 23:3how to dismiss employees ................................... 14:73-75, 78illness ............................................................. 9:17-22; 31:3incarcerated employee................................................. 22:14incompetence .................... 6:19-25; 9:38-40; 21:117; 27:25; 31:9insubordination ................................ 22:25; 27:22; 27:126; 31:3just cause, generally .................................................. 33:6,13

after-acquired cause............................................ 35:27-28large scale ...............................................................2:12-16lateness ................................................................. 10:83-84layoffs ....................................................................... 26:13letter of dismissal ........................................................ 14:78

long-term employees .................................................. 18:111management, procedure ............................................ 2:22-23misconduct.............. 19:105-12; 23:29; 24:19; 25:135; 27:9; 28:11;

28:133; 30:26; 32:97; 34:6; 35:9-11; 36:22-23moving expenses ...................................................... 6:35-41non-unionized employees ................................................1:7notice and severance pay ............................................... 2:50notice period see: notice of terminationoff-duty misconduct .................7:49-51, 56; 35:113-116, 170-171part-time employees .....................................................22:29part-time employees, notice entitlement...........................22:29personal long-distance calls ......................................... 21:117personality conflict.............................................5:57-61; 28:9pregnancy/parental leave as cause ..................................23:13preventing competition from former employees..... 4:69-73; 6:1-7;

8:49-54; 11:19-24; 12:95-100preventive legal advice .................................................. 4:28probationary employees................................................ 5:6-8psychiatric exam, refusal to submit to ..............................24:21Quebec....................................................... 4:41-44; 7:68-71reasonableness requirement............................................ 23:3recent trends ............................................................ 5:61-62relocation counselling ............................................... 3:60-61resignation, differentiation .......................................... 17:9-16severance pay see: severance paysexual harassment ................................................... 17:17-24statistics ..................................................................... 3:7-8statutory notice period

group .............................................................. 17:41-80individual ......................................................... 17:41-80

suspension v. ............................................................ 23:125taxation of dismissal damages ..................................... 4:49-52temporary illness or disability................................... 15:115-18temporary layoff ........................................................ 34:167termination interview .................................................... 4:14termination pay ......................................................... 33:112theft ............................................ 5:25-28; 27:127; 30:9; 31:20vindictive .............................................................. 17:25-32without cause...................................................... 35:168-169

disobediencedismissal and ........................................................ 16:121-28

diversity.....................................................................33:17

doctrine of issue estoppelapplication of............................................ 19:17; 20:26; 31:93

documentationincompetence .............................................................. 4:28wrongful dismissal .................................................... 4:14-15

downward change in reporting functionwrongful dismissal ................................................. 2:26; 3:40

drug dependenceCanadian Human Rights Act .................................... 4:26; 8:44disability discrimination ........................ 4:26, 33-35; 36:119-121testing for ........ 10:22-24, 69-72; 11:36-39; 13:105-112; 19:33; 20:6

drug testing ................ 18:79; 19:33; 28:8; 33:1,159; 34:23; 36:3-5

duty of fidelitybetrayal of .............................................. 21:124; 29:20; 30:29

duty of procedural fairnessreasonable standard, requirements ................................ 25:127

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early retirement ..................................................... 12:42-44

electionstime off to vote, federal .................................................. 5:47

e-mail see: internet


employeeas distinct from independent contractor....5:15-16; 10:9-12; 23:11;

29:17; 34:105as distinct from partner............................................. 35:18-19bonus entitlement ......................................... 6:72; 31:4; 31:28contests.................................................................... 16:119discipline based on criminal conviction ......................... 24:135former, competition and ...... 20:82; 26:3; 26:11; 26:26; 36:145-149insubordination ...................................................... 16:37-40money owed on departure .................................... 16:1-8; 30:1negligence ............................................ 8:73-77; 16:6-8; 30:13notice of resignation ................................................ 36:11-12off-duty conduct .................................................. 35:169-171off-duty negligence..................................................... 18:111performance problems .................................... 16:33-37; 30:19personal liability ......................................................... 20:33responsibility for cash .................................................... 6:53retained after sale of business .................................... 18:25-32seasonal .................................................................... 30:17standard of behaviour expected of................................. 24:137

Employee Wage Protection Program (Ontario) .. 12:37-40; 20:120

employment advertising

employercommon employer doctrine ............................ 36:9-11; 36:9-11sex discrimination ......................................................... 3:72

employment applications/interviewsAlberta ...................... 20:91; 21:92; 22:84; 23:92; 24:93;25:93-97;

26:101-104; 27:101-104; 28:105-108; 29:113-116;30:113-116; 31:113-116; 32:115-118; 34:125-128;

35:127-130; 36:135British Columbia ......... 20:90; 21:91; 22:83; 23:91;24:91; 25:91-93;

26:99-101; 27:99-101; 28:103-105; 29:111-113;30:111-113; 31:111-113; 32:113-115; 34:123-125;

35:125-127; 36:135Canadian Human Rights Act ...........4:34; 6:54-55; 19:102; 21:112federal ..................... 20:110; 22:105; 23:112;24:113; 25:113-115;

26:121-123; 27:121-123; 28:129-132; 29:137-139;30:137-139; 31:137-139; 32:139-141; 34:152-155;

35:154-157; 36:134human rights legislation (chart) ............... 20:107; 21:115; 23:115;

24:116; 25:116; 26:124; 27:124; 28:132; 29:140;30:140; 31:140; 32:142; 34:156; 35:158

Manitoba............. 20:94; 21:96; 22:88-93; 23:96;24:97; 25:97-101;26:105-109; 27:105-109; 28:109-115; 29:117-123;30:117-123; 31:117-123; 32:119-125; 34:130-134;

35:132-137; 36:135-136New Brunswick .............. 20:104; 21:107; 22:100; 23:107; 24:108;

25:108-109; 26:116-117; 27:116-117; 28:122-123;29:130-131; 30:130-131; 31:130-131; 32:132-134;

34:142-144; 35:144-146; 36:137-138negligent representation and ......................................... 21:38Newfoundland and Labrador........ 20:109; 21:111; 22:104;23:111;

24:113; 25:113; 26:121; 27:121; 28:128-129;29:136-137; 30:136-137; 31:136-137; 32:138-139;

34:149; 35:151-152; 36:138-139Northwest Territories ................. 34:150-151; 35:152-153; 36:139Nova Scotia .............. 20:106; 22:103; 23:110;24:111; 25:111-113;

26:119-121; 27:119-121; 28:126-128; 29:134-136;30:134-136; 31:134-136; 32:136-138; 34:147-148;

35:149-151; 36:138Nunavut .............................34:151-152; 35:153-154; 36:139-140Ontario ........................ 20:98; 21:100; 22:93-96; 23:101; 24:101;

25:101-105; 26:109-113; 27:109-113; 28:115-118;29:123-126; 30:123-126; 31:123-126; 32:125-129;

34:134-139; 35:137-141; 36:136Prince Edward Island ............ 20:105; 21:108; 22:101-103; 23:108;

24:109; 25:109-111; 26:117-119; 27:117-119;

28:123-126; 29:131-134; 30:131-134; 31:131-134;32:134-136; 34:144-147; 35:146-149; 36:138

Quebec....................... 20:101; 21:104; 22:97-99; 23:104; 24:105;25:105-108; 26:113-116; 27:113-116; 28:118-122;29:126-130; 30:126-130; 31:126-130; 32:129-132;

34:139-142; 35:141-144; 36:136-137Saskatchewan ........... 20:93; 21:94; 22:87; 23:95; 24:96; 25:96-97;

26:104-105; 27:104-105; 28:108-109; 29:116-117;30:116-117; 31:116-117; 32:118-119; 34:128-129;

35:130-132; 36:135temporary foreign workers .............................................. 2:46Yukon................................................. 34:149; 35:152; 36:139

employment conditionscollective agreement conflict .........................................24:33

employment contractsage of majority ................................................29:146; 29:154amalgamation .............................................................34:20anticipatory breach .............................................. 3:57-60, 83arbitration clause, application of...................................... 23:1conditional job offers..................................................... 3:58consideration ............................................. 23:26; 31:93; 32:2current trends ......................................................... 11:17-19cutting pay package ...................................................... 3:79discipline policy ............................................... 27:15; 29:100disclaimer clauses ................................................... 14:13-14duty of honesty and good faith...................................... 36:1-3fixed-term........................................ 20:113; 26:19; 32:1; 32:21frustration of ........................... 26:9; 28:149; 28:151; 36:117-118hiring...................................................................... 3:57-59inducing breach of .................................................... 9:71-72interpretation of (contra proferentem) ......... 25:22; 28:25; 28:149;

29:98; 31:95; 33:105inventions, assignment of interest in ................................23:25key clauses ............................................................ 11:33-36lifetime employment contract.........................................25:21negligent representation and ............................... 21:33; 33:105non-competition v. non-solicitation clause ........ 22:7, 121; 26:29;

26:30; 28:98; 28:137; 30:145; 35:22-23; 36:149notice clauses ............... 8:31; 16:17-20, 22-24; 20:25; 25:29; 32:3offer and acceptance ...........................................3:58; 33:101open-ended job offers .................................................... 3:58parol evidence rule .................................................... 33:105penalty for early termination ..................................... 35:22-23professionally drafted, importance of ............................. 20:121Quebec................................................................... 4:43-45recommended contents.............................................. 15:9-16releases............................................................7:79-80; 26:9repudiation .................................................................27:12repudiation through inadequate working notice.................23:35rescission .............................................................. 36:14-15restrictive covenants ....................... 6:1-7; 8:49-54; 22:1; 22:121;

26:3; 26:28; 28:98; 36:145-149sale of business, effect on ................................... 18:28; 31:149standard form ..............................................................21:81term contracts, series of...................................... 22:109; 32:22termination clauses, reducing dismissal costs ......3:94; 7:9-13, 16,

24; 23:5written, pros and cons........................ 2:83-86, 91-93; 3:7; 28:25

employment equity ............. 6:51; 7:71-72, 93-96; 8:12-16, 95-96;9:72; 10:61-63, 66-68; 24:115

employment insurancecompassionate care leave............................................ 24:138

employment interviews see: employment applications/interviews

employment policy manualsstandard form, use of ....................................................21:84

employment records ............................................... 10:93-97


employment references .......................4:85-87, 14:39-40, 101-8

employment standardsassociated employers, wages claim ............................... 22:111contracts .................................................................. 34:165decisions re................................................ 16:113-19; 28:153emergency leave........................................................ 22:115national survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:41-79; 24:41-85;

25:33-84; 26:41-96; 27:41-96; 28:33-92; 29:33-92;30:33-92; 31:33-92; 32:33-94; 34:33-104; 35:33-105

Ontario legislation, changes to ..................................... 16:120wrongful dismissal claim v. ES proceeding ......................... 24:5

environmental health and safety see: occupational healthand safety

equal opportunity programsOntario Hydro..........................................................9:14-16

equal pay see also: discriminationAbella report ............................................................... 6:7-8federal government librarians .......................................... 2:32federal legislation.......................................................... 7:32federally operated hospital............................................. 1:1-2for work of equal value ................................................ 1:3, 8legislation................................................................... 1:1-3Ontario ....................................................... 4:46-47; 5:28-32Quebec, pay discrimination ........................................4:29-30Saskatchewan .............................................................. 4:23

executives, termination notice ..................................... 18:113

expense accountcredit cards, corporate ................................................... 25:6fraud........................................................................... 25:5reports, expense............................................................ 25:7workplace policy manual, re ........................................... 25:6

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family statuscases ....................................................................... 35:3-5discrimination, and ......... 3:2, 7; 4:27-30; 8:25-31; 33:9-13; 35:3-5job advertisements, application forms and interview

questions ........................................................ 36:130-131laws (chart) ............................................................... 36:143

Federal Labour Adjustment Benefits Program ................3:54-55

federally regulated industries see also: Canada Labour Codealcoholism and drug addiction ....................................4:33-35bereavement leave ......... 22:45; 23:44; 24:45; 25:37; 26:45; 27:45;

28:37; 29:37; 30:37; 31:37; 32:38; 33:38; 34:38;35:38; 36:38

call-in pay ............22:45; 23:45; 24:45; 25:38; 26:46; 27:46; 28:38;29:38; 30:38; 31:38; 32:38; 33:34; 34:40; 35:40; 36:40

Canadian Human Rights Act ............................ 4:25-27; 21:112compassionate care leave .......... 32:37; 33:34; 34:37; 35:37; 36:37contract compliance ..................................................8:71-72dismissal, adjudication........................... 1:1, 8; 3:7-8, 18, 47-48dismissal without cause......................................... 35:167-169employment applications/interviews........ 20:110; 22:105; 23:112;

24:113; 25:113-115; 26:121-123;27:121-123;28:129-131; 29:137-139; 30:137-139; 31:137-139;

32:139-141; 34:152-155; 35:154-157; 36:134employment standards legislation .... 21:43-47; 22:43-47;23:43-46;

24:43-47; 25:35-40; 26:43-48; 27:43-48; 28:35-40;29:35-40; 30:35-40; 31:35-40; 32:36-41; 34:36-42;

35:36-42hours of work .............. 2:65-66, 73-74; 21:45; 22:45;23:44; 24:45;

25:37; 26:45; 27:45; 28:37; 29:38; 30:38; 31:38;32:38; 33:34; 34:39; 35:39-40; 36:39-40

human rights complaints ............................................4:37-38

human rights standards ............... 24:116; 25:113; 26:121; 27:121;28:129; 29:137; 30:137; 31:137; 32:139; 33:149;

34:152; 35:154-157layoff .................................... 22:46; 23:46; 24:46; 25:39; 26:47;

28:40; 29:40; 30:40; 31:40; 32:40; 34:41; 35:41-42; 36:41-42leave related to critical illness of child ........... 34:39; 35:39; 36:39leave related to death or disappearance of child ...... 34:38; 35:38;

36:38-39maternity leave/reassignment ............. 22:43; 23:43; 24:43; 25:35;

26:43; 27:43; 28:35; 29:36; 30:35; 31:35; 32:36;33:36; 34:36; 35:36; 36:36-37

minimum wage ..............22:45; 23:45; 24:45; 25:38; 26:46; 27:46;28:38; 29:38; 30:38; 31:38; 32:38; 33:39; 34:40;

35:40; 36:40notice of termination ............... 22:46; 23:46; 24:46; 25:39; 26:47;

27:47; 28:39; 29:39; 30:39; 31:39; 32:40; 33:40;34:41; 35:41-42

overtime pay ..................21:45; 22:45; 23:45; 24:45; 25:38; 26:46;27:46; 28:38; 29:38; 30:38; 31:38; 32:38; 33:38;

34:40; 35:40; 36:40ministerial permission............................................... 3:47

parental/adoption leave ........... 22:44; 23:44; 24:44; 25:36; 26:44;27:44; 28:36; 29:36; 30:36; 31:36; 32:36; 33:36;

34:36; 35:36-37; 36:37payment of wages ...........22:46; 23:45; 24:46; 25:39; 26:47; 27:47;

28:39; 29:39; 30:39; 31:39; 32:39; 33:39; 34:41;35:41

reducing dismissal costs ................................................. 3:94reservist leave ........................................... 34:38; 35:38; 36:38rest days ........................22:45; 23:45; 24:45; 25:38; 26:46; 27:46;

28:38; 29:38; 30:38; 31:38; 32:38; 34:40; 35:40; 36:40right to refuse unsafe work .......................................... 3:28-31severance pay ................22:46; 23:46; 24:47; 25:40; 26:47; 27:47;

28:40; 29:40; 30:40; 31:40; 32:40; 33:35; 34:42;35:42; 36:42

sick leave .............22:44; 23:44; 24:44; 25:36; 26:44; 27:44; 28:37;29:37; 30:37; 31:37; 32:37; 34:37; 35:37; 36:37

statutory holidays.................... 21:45; 22:45; 23:45; 24:45; 25:38;26:46; 27:46; 28:38; 29:38; 30:38; 31:38; 32:38; 33:39;

34:40; 35:40-41; 36:40-41termination notice................................................... 36:41-42unjust dismissal .....22:47; 23:46; 24:47; 25:40; 26:47; 27:48; 28:40;

29:40; 30:40; 31:40; 32:41; 33:41; 34:42; 35:42, 167-169; 36:42vacations with pay ..........21:46; 22:46; 23:45; 24:46; 25:39; 26:47;

27:47; 28:39; 29:39; 30:39; 31:39; 32:39; 33:39; 34:41;35:41; 36:40

wages, payment of .......................................................36:42work-related illness or injury.............. 22:44; 23:44; 24:44; 25:37;

26:45; 27:45; 28:37; 29:37; 30:37; 31:37; 32:37; 34:37;35:37-38; 36:37-38

fiduciary duty ...........................33:102-104; 35:171-172; 36:145competition from former employees ........ 4:69-73; 6:1-7; 8:49-54;

18:9-16, 17-22; 11:19-24; 12:95-100; 26:3; 26:11; 26:26;26:143; 35:172-173

confidential and proprietary information .................. 35:172-173conflict of interest ......................9:25-35; 27:136; 30:141; 31:149Investor’s Syndicate case ............................................ 4:90-91sales manager .............................................................22:19test to establish fiduciary relationship .............26:3; 26:11; 26:25;

26:143; 30:141

firing employees see: dismissal

first agreement arbitration ......................................... 7:78-79

fixed-term contractshiring implications ..................................................... 17:1-8

forced resignationwrongful dismissal .................................................... 3:17-18


foreignershiring..........................................................2:46; 3:41-42, 80misrepresenting job ...................................................9:67-69

freedom of informationfreedom of speech, employees ........................................ 4:47pension plans ...........................................................2:31-32

French languageCharter of the French Language ....................................... 3:19

frequent flier pointsjust cause for dismissal ................................................... 14:7

frustration of contract .......................... 29:1; 31:17; 36:117-118

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goods and services tax (GST)effect on employee benefits ...................................... 11:25-27

government contracts, grants, and loansgross incompetence....................................................... 20:4

group life insuranceright to convert ......................................................10:98-100

group notice of terminationnational survey ........................................................... 36:35

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handicap see: physical disability

harassment see: discrimination; sexual harassment

health and safety see: occupational health and safety

health care planscoverage chart..........................................................3:44-45introduction ............................................................ 3:35, 43

hiringemployment contracts................................................3:57-59misrepresenting job ...................................................9:67-69Newfoundland and Labrador........................................... 4:48

holidays see: statutory holidays; vacation with pay

hostile work environmentsexual harassment and ................................................... 21:7

hours of work see also: overtimeaveraging ................................................................2:73-77federally regulated industries............. 2:65-66; 3:47; 19:44; 25:37;

26:45; 27:45; 28:37; 29:38; 30:38; 31:38national survey ...........21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:41-79; 24:41; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:35; 29:34; 30:34; 31:34; 32:34;34:34; 35:34; 36:34

Ontario, proposed changes to................................. 25:9; 25:17

housing accommodationentitlement on dismissal ............................................... 19:12

human rights see also: discriminationnational survey ..........21:89-115; 25:90-116; 26:97-124;27:97-124;

28:101-132; 29:109-140; 30:109-140; 31:109-140;32:111-143; 34:121-156; 35:123-158; 36:129-143

human rights commissionsaddresses.......................................................................1:2alcoholism policy, PEI................................................3:89-90Canada, procedure ........................................ 2:43-45; 4:37-38complaints, source (chart).................................................1:6Ontario, procedure.............................................. 2:21-22; 3:3procedures................................................................... 5:39Quebec...................................................................4:28-31

human rights settlementsaccommodation requirement ........................... 18:82, 22:10-12alcohol testing ............................................................ 19:33Alberta

age discrimination.................................................... 3:34racial discrimination................................................. 3:43sex discrimination .................................................... 4:21

British Columbiadisabled employee, dismissal of .................................22:13incarcerated employee, dismissal of ............................22:14investigation of complaint ........................................22:14racial discrimination............................................ 3:32, 72reasonable accommodation requirements ....................22:11sex discrimination .................................................... 3:34sexual harassment .................................................... 4:22

Canada, marital status discrimination ............................... 3:88criminal record................................................. 19:38; 24:133drug testing........................................................18:79; 19:33equal pay for equal work ................................................ 4:22frivolous complaints ................................................... 10:7-8Manitoba

age discrimination................................................ 4:22-23sex and family status discrimination ............................ 3:94

medical clearance certificate ........................... 19:37; 34:21, 27Ontario

creed discrimination ................................................. 3:94marital status discrimination...................................... 3:72racial discrimination................................................. 3:88sex discrimination ................................................. 3:7, 88sexual harassment .................................................... 3:94various............................................................... 3:15-16

partial deafness ...........................................................19:34religious holidays.........................................................18:77Saskatchewan

learning disability discrimination ...............................22:10sexual harassment ...................................................22:14

western Canada ........................................................ 4:21-23

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illness see also: absenteeismcause for dismissal ......... 5:44-46; 9:17-22; 25:19; 29:1; 31:1; 31:3;

31:17income protection plans............................................. 2:59-61medical notes................................................ 36:25; 36:27-28pregnancy leave (chart) ........................................ 1:6; 2:39-40unemployment insurance ........................................... 2:27-29

immigrationhiring foreigners ................................................2:46; 3:41-42point system for permanent workers ................................. 3:80transferring employees to United States ............................ 4:4-6

income protection plans ............................................ 2:59-61dismissed employees ............................................... 14:79-80

incompetence see also: just causeproving ................................................. 9:38-40; 21:117; 31:9

independent contractor ...... 5:15-16; 10:9-12; 23:11, 23:25, 23:27;29:17

individual notice of terminationnational survey ............................................................36:35

information see: freedom of information; privacy

injunctionsAnton Pillar order ........................................................35:26interlocutory .......................... 22:1; 25:137; 26:3; 26:30; 28:137;

35:23-24, 172-173; 36:148-149interlocutory, test to establish right to ....26:3; 28:137; 35:172-173;

36:148-149

injury to employees ................................. 31:104; 31:106; 34:1

insurance coverageexecutive’s coverage ....................................................34:29


intellectual property created during employmentconversion................................................................. 35:26misuse of confidential information and trade secrets .......... 35:26ownership of .......................................................... 35:25-27theft of software technology .......................................... 35:26

internete-mail abuse .............................................. 24:17; 33:155,158internet abuse............................................................. 24:17passwords................................................................. 33:155

interrupted service...................................................... 20:17

issue estoppel............................................19:17; 20:26; 31:93

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job applications see: employment applications/interviews

job interviews see: employment applications/interviews

job references see: employment references

job search expensesentitlement on dismissal ............................................... 19:12

judicial review ...................................................27:39; 29:17

just cause see also: dismissal; wrongful dismissalabsenteeism ........................... 5:41-46; 9:17-22; 10:77-83; 32:96after-acquired cause ................................................ 35:27-28alcoholism............................................................. 13:105-7cases .................. 12:71-76; 26:125; 26:128; 27:1; 27:125; 27:127;

28:11; 31:9; 32:95-97; 32:106-108; 32:108-109;35:9-11, 28, 116-117, 163-164

conflict of interest .....................................9:25-35; 36:152-153contradictory statements........................................... 16:12-13court cases................................................... 13:69-76; 25:135criticizing the employer ................................................. 4:47culminating incident.......................... 1:2; 35:163-165; 36:22-23definition.................................................................2:26-27dishonesty .............................. 2:4; 27:127; 28:11; 30:93; 32:108dismissal, non-unionized..................................................1:7disobedience................................................ 16:121-28; 28:11drinking problem .......................................................... 20:6economic necessity ....................................................... 4:28employee misrepresentations at interviews ........................ 9:24employee not given a chance .......................................... 20:8expense account falsification .................................... 16:11-12fraudulent behaviour ............. 21:124; 22:127; 25:135; 32:106-108frequent flier points ....................................................... 14:7gifts, acceptance of....................................................16:9-11gross incompetence....................................................... 20:4illness ................................................ 5:41-46; 9:17-22; 31:17incompetence ................4:15, 28; 6:19-25; 9:38-40; 20:4; 21:117;

27:25; 31:9insubordination ........................ 16:37-40; 27:22; 27:126; 29:101lateness ................................................................. 10:83-84leapfrogging..............................................................3:7, 37meeting reasonable standards.......................................... 20:1misconduct .............5:65-71; 8:65-69; 26:125; 27:9; 27:138; 28:11;

28:133; 30:149; 32:95; 35:9-11, 163-164; 36:22-23narcotics ........................................................... 13:75,105-7off-duty misconduct.............................................. 7:49-51, 56offering severance pay ...............................................8:31-32personal long-distance calls ......................................... 21:117personality conflict............................................ 5:57-61; 20:5progressive discipline ........................................... 35:163-165proving .................................................... 2:27; 27:1; 35:9-11provocation by company ................................................ 20:5refusing Sunday work..................................................... 8:32repeated minor misconduct ...................................... 16:15-16setting reasonable standards............................................ 20:3severance pay offer ................................................. 16:14-15

sexual harassment ................................... 17:17-24; 35:116-117theft ......................................... 5:25-28; 15:48; 26:128; 27:127warning employees ......................................................13:76

just cause protection and other restrictions on terminationnational survey ............................................................36:35

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Labour Canadaoccupational health and safety, grain industry ................ 4:23-24regional offices ............................................................. 3:55unjust dismissal complaint statistics.................................. 3:84

labour disputessuperior courts, jurisdiction of ........................................26:21

latenesscause for dismissal .................................................. 10:83-84

layoffs see: dismissal

leapfroggingjust cause ................................................................. 3:7, 37

leaves of absencecompassionate care leave............................................ 24:138incarceration, during .................................................. 24:134policy considerations.............................................. 15:113-15

length of service calculation ..........................................20:17

liabilityemployer

alcohol comsumption ..................................22:119; 23:117employee off-duty negligence .................................. 18:111joint and several ................................................ 36:10-11office parties ..........................................................22:34

officers and directors ........................................ 4:77; 12:77-78

lie detectorslegality................................................................. 4:90; 30:9

loansrepayment to employer ............................................... 16:1-2

long-term disability plansdismissed employees ..................................... 14:79-80; 26:131

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managers see also: non-unionized employeesdefined, Canada Labour Code ......................................... 3:48disciplining for employee assault ....................................24:13promotion out of union .................................................20:17

mandatory retirement see also: retirementage discrimination .................................................... 6:27-33dismissal without cause .......................................21:5; 28:141Manitoba ............................................................. 4:22; 6:73Ontario .................................................... 3:49-51; 28:1; 28:4pension plans ........................................................... 6:98-99Quebec....................................................................... 3:46Supreme Court of Canada ruling ................................ 12:101-2

Manitobaadoption leave ............................................................6:100age discrimination ................................................... 4:22, 23apparel ................................. 21:53; 22:53; 24:54; 25:47; 26:55;

27:55; 28:49; 29:49; 30:49; 31:49; 32:49; 34:53;35:53; 36:53

bereavement leave ..........21:53; 22:52; 23:52; 24:54; 25:47; 26:55;27:55; 28:48; 29:48; 30:48; 31:48; 32:48; 33:50;

34:51; 35:51; 36:52call-in pay ............21:53; 22:53; 23:52; 24:54; 25:47; 26:55; 27:55;

28:48; 29:49; 30:49; 31:49; 32:49; 34:52; 35:53; 36:53citizenship ceremony leave ......................... 34:51; 35:52; 36:52compassionate care leave................... 33:49; 34:51; 35:51; 36:51


contract compliance ...................................................... 8:67employment applications/interviews.........20:94; 21:96; 22:88-93;

23:96; 24:97; 25:97-101; 26:105-109; 27:105-109;28:109-114; 29:117-123; 30:117-123; 31:117-123;32:119-124; 34:130-134; 35:132-137; 36:135-136

employment standards ................... 21:52-55 22:52-55; 23:52-54;24:53-56; 25:46-49; 26:54-57; 27:54-56; 28:47-51;29:47-51; 30:47-51; 31:47-51; 32:48-52; 34:50-55;

35:50-55family leave ..............................................34:51; 35:51; 36:52health and safety reform proposals ...............................3:95-96hours of work ........21:53; 22:53; 23:52; 24:54; 25:47; 26:55; 27:55;

28:48; 29:48; 30:48; 31:49; 32:49; 33:50; 34:52;35:52; 36:53

human rights ......... 24:116; 25:97; 26:105; 27:105; 28:109; 29:117;30:117; 31:117; 32:119; 33:126; 34:130; 35:132-137

individual flexitime arrangements .................34:52; 35:53; 36:53layoff ...................21:55; 22:54; 23:54; 24:55; 25:49; 26:57; 27:57;

28:50; 29:51; 30:51; 31:51; 32:51; 33:53; 34:54;35:55; 36:55

leave related to critical illness of child ...... 34:52; 35:52; 36:52-53leave related to death or disappearance of child ......34:51; 35:52;

36:52mandatory retirement .................................................... 6:70maternity leave ....................... 21:52; 22:52; 23:52; 24:53; 25:46;

26:54; 27:54; 28:47; 29:47; 30:47; 31:47; 32:48;33:49; 34:50; 35:50-51

minimum wage ............. 21:53; 22:53; 23:52; 24:54; 25:47; 26:55;27:55; 28:49; 29:49; 30:49; 31:49; 32:49; 33:51;

34:53; 35:53; 36:53national origin discrimination.......................4:22; 19:89; 32:120no beards policy ........................................................... 5:80notice by employees...................................34:54; 35:55; 36:55notice of termination ...... 21:54; 22:54; 23:54; 24:55; 25:48; 26:56;

27:57; 28:50; 29:50; 30:50; 31:50; 32:51; 34:54;35:54-55; 36:54-55

organ donor leave ............................. 33:50; 34:51; 35:52; 36:52overtime..................................................................2:62-63overtime pay, minimum .. 21:53; 22:53; 23:53; 24:54; 24:57; 25:47;

26:55; 27:55; 28:49; 29:49; 30:49; 31:49; 32:49; 33:51;34:53; 35:53; 36:53

parental/adoption leave... 21:53; 22:52; 23:52; 24:53; 25:46; 26:54;27:54; 28:48; 29:48; 30:48; 31:48; 32:48; 33:49; 34:51;

35:51; 36:51paternity leave............................................................ 6:100pay equity ................................................................... 6:90payment of wages .......... 21:55; 22:54; 23:54; 24:56; 25:49; 26:57;

27:57; 28:51; 29:51; 30:51; 31:51; 32:52; 33:53; 34:55;35:55; 36:55-56

reservist leave...................... 32:49; 33:50; 34:51; 35:51; 36:51-52rest/eating periods ..21:53; 22:53; 23:52; 24:54; 25:47; 26:55; 27:55;

28:48; 29:49; 30:49; 31:49; 32:49; 34:52; 35:53; 36:53sex and family status discrimination ................................. 3:94sex discrimination .....................................................4:22-23sexual harassment ......................................................... 3:39statutory holidays ........... 21:53; 22:53; 23:53; 24:54; 25:47; 26:55;

27:55; 28:49; 29:49; 30:49; 31:49; 32:50; 33:51; 34:53;35:53-54; 36:53-54

systemic discrimination.................................................. 4:11transportation for employees .............. 21:53; 22:53; 23:52; 24:54;

25:47; 26:55; 27:55; 28:49; 29:49; 30:49; 31:49; 32:49;34:53; 35:53; 36:53

unsafe workemployee working alone ............................................ 5:80refusing......................................................... 3:86-87, 95

vacations with pay ......... 21:54; 22:54; 23:53; 24:55; 25:48; 26:56;27:56; 28:50; 29:50; 30:50; 31:50; 32:50; 33:52; 34:54;

35:54; 36:54

mandatory retirementend of ................................................................ 36:141-142

marital status see: discrimination; family status

maternity leavebenefits ................................................. 1:7; 2:41; 35:159-161Canada Labour Code .............................................. 14:115-16Canadian Human Rights Commission statement ................. 2:74conditions (chart) ................................................ 1:6; 2:39-40dismissal and ..............................................................23:13enforcement (chart) ................................................. 1:8; 2:42enforcement agencies (chart) .................................... 1:5; 2:38exemptions (chart) .................................................. 1:5; 2:38extension (chart) ..................................................... 1:7; 2:41federally regulated industries .........................................19:43information agencies, addresses ................................ 1:4; 2:37legislation......................................................................1:3legislation (chart) .................................................... 1:4; 2:37length of leave (chart) .......................................... 1:5; 2:38-39national survey ...........21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:41-79; 24:41; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:33; 31:33; 32:33; 34:33;35:33; 36:33

penalties (chart) ...................................................... 1:8; 2:42qualifying period (chart) .................................... 1:5; 2:38; 9:14reinstatement (chart) ................................................ 1:7; 2:41related illness (chart) ........................................... 1:6; 2:39-40similar position on return .......................... 29:93; 30:30; 36:158unemployment benefits.................................... 2:35-36; 11:1-2Unemployment Insurance Act amendments................... 4:45-46update chart............................................................. 4:78-84vacation credits, accrual of ...................................... 16:114-15

medicalspre-employment (Ontario) .......................................... 8:11-13psychiatric exam, refusal to submit to ..............................24:21

mental disabilitydiscrimination ..........................................4:25-26; 32:159-162laws (chart) ............................................................... 36:143

mental distressdamages............................................ 3:65-66; 13:97-104; 19:1

mental healthnew Canadian Standard Association/Bureau de

normalisation du Quebec ........................................ 34:109resignation, and ......................................................... 33:110

mental sufferingintentional infliction of ................................ 18:3; 23:86; 28:16

minimum wagescommissions, and .................................................. 16:116-17discrimination, disability .......................................... 35:13-15national survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:42; 24:42; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:34; 31:34; 32:34;34:34; 35:34; 36:34

misconductemployee ................... 5:65-71; 8:65-69; 19:105-12; 23:83; 27:14;

27:138; 33:114,156off-duty ..................................7:49-51, 56; 35:113-116, 169-171

mitigationdamages............ 6:59-68; 11:9-11; 14:20-24; 19:77; 21:125; 30:97;

31:7; 31:11; 31:15; 31:20; 31:25; 31:101; 31:149;35:29

fines, OntarioOccupational Health and Safety Act ......... 35:9-13

mobility rightsconstitution ......................................................3:25; 4:17-20

moving expensesdamages for ............................................................. 6:35-41taxation of ............................................................... 5:73-75


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national origindiscrimination (Manitoba)............................................... 4:22laws (chart) ............................................................... 36:143

national securityCanadian Human Rights Act ........................................... 4:27

negligent representationdamages resulting from ................................................ 21:33

New Brunswickbereavement leave .................. 25:50; 26:58; 27:58; 28:52; 29:52;

30:52; 31:52; 32:52-53; 33:54; 34:56; 35:56; 36:56call-in pay ................................................34:57; 35:57; 36:58childcare leave .............. 21:55; 22:55; 23:55; 24:56; 25:49; 26:57;

27:57; 28:51; 29:51; 30:51; 31:51; 32:52; 33:54;34:55; 35:56; 36:56

compassionate care leave ...............33:54; 34:56; 35:56-57; 36:57court leave................................................34:56; 35:57; 36:57critical care leave........................................................ 36:57death or disappearance leave ........................................ 36:57employment applications/interviews..........20:104; 1:107; 22:100;

23:107; 24:108; 25:108-109; 26:116-117; 27:116-117;28:122-123; 29:130-131; 30:130-131; 31:130-131;32:132-134; 34:142-144; 35:145-146; 36:137-138

employment standards ..... 21:55-57; 22:55-57; 23:54-56; 24:56-58;25:49-52; 26:57-60; 27:57-60; 28:51-54; 29:51-54 ;30:51-54; 31:51-54; 32:52-55; 34:55-58; 35:55-59

family responsibility leave ........ 25:50; 26:58; 27:58; 28:52; 29:52;30:52; 31:52; 32:53; 33:54; 34:56; 35:56; 36:57

hours of work ........21:56; 22:55; 23:55; 24:57; 25:50; 26:58; 27:58;28:52; 29:52; 30:52; 31:52; 32:53; 33:54; 34:57; 35:57; 36:58

human rights standards ...............21:107; 23:115; 24:116; 25:108;26:116; 27:116; 28:122; 29:130; 30:130; 31:130;

32:132; 33:139; 34:142; 35:145-146layoff ..........21:57; 22:57; 23:56; 24:56; 25:52; 26:60; 27:60; 28:54;

29:54; 30:54; 31:54; 32:55; 33:56; 34:58; 35:58; 36:59maternity leave .............. 21:55; 22:55; 23:54; 24:56; 25:49; 26:57;

27:57; 28:51; 29:51; 30:51; 31:51; 32:52; 33:53; 34:55;35:55; 36:56

minimum wage ............. 21:56; 22:56; 23:55; 24:57; 25:51; 26:59;27:59; 28:52; 29:53; 30:53; 31:53; 32:53; 33:55; 34:57;

35:57; 36:58notice of termination ...... 21:57; 22:56; 23:56; 24:58; 25:51; 26:59;

27:59; 28:53; 29:54; 30:54; 31:54; 32:54; 33:56; 34:58;35:58-59; 36:59

overtime pay, minimum .. 21:56; 22:56; 23:55; 24:57; 25:50; 26:58;27:58; 28:52; 29:53; 30:53; 31:53; 32:53; 34:57; 35:57; 36:58

payment of wages .......... 21:57; 22:57; 23:56; 24:58; 25:52; 26:60;27:60; 28:54; 29:54; 30:54; 31:54; 32:55; 33:56; 34:58;

35:59; 36:59reservist leave................................... 32:53; 33:55; 34:56; 35:57rest/eating periods .......... 21:56, 22:56; 23:55; 24:57; 25:50; 26:58;

27:58; 28:52; 29:53; 30:53; 31:53; 32:53; 34:57; 35:57; 36:58sick leave ..................... 25:50; 26:58; 27:58; 28:52; 29:52; 30:52;

31:52; 32:53; 33:54; 34:56; 35:56; 36:56-57statutory holidays ........... 21:56, 22:56; 23:55; 24:57; 25:51; 26:59;

27:59; 28:53; 29:53; 30:53; 31:53; 32:53-54; 33:55;34:57; 35:57-58; 36:58

systemic discrimination.................................................. 4:11vacations with pay ......... 24:57; 25:51; 26:59; 27:59; 28:53; 29:53;

30:53; 31:53; 32:54; 33:56; 34:57; 35:58; 36:58-59

Newfoundland and Labradoradoption leave.......21:57; 22:57; 23:56; 24:58; 25:52; 26:60; 27:60;

28:54; 29:54; 30:54; 31:54; 32:55; 33:57apparel ....................................................34:60; 35:61; 36:62bereavement leave ......... 25:53; 26:61; 27:61; 28:55; 29:55; 30:55;

31:55; 32:56; 33:58; 34:59; 35:60; 36:60

call-in pay ............21:58, 22:58; 23:58; 24:60; 25:53; 26:61; 27:61;28:56; 29:56; 30:56; 31:56; 32:57; 34:60; 35:61; 36:62

compassionate care leave............................ 34:60; 35:60; 36:61crime-related child death or disappearance leave .....35:61; 36:61critically ill child care leave ..................................35:60; 36:61employment applications/interviews ....... 20:109; 21:111; 22:104;

23:111; 24:113; 25:113; 26:121; 27:121; 28:128-129;29:136-137; 30:136-137; 31:136-137; 32:138-139;

34:149; 35:151-152; 36:138-139employment standards ..... 21:57-60; 22:57-59; 23:56-59; 24:58-62;

25:52-55; 26:60-63; 27:60-63; 28:54-58; 29:54-58;30:54-58; 31:54-58; 32:55-59; 34:58-63; 35:59-63

hiring questions ............................................................ 4:48hours of work, standard....21:58; 22:58; 23:57; 24:59; 25:53; 26:61;

27:61; 28:55; 29:56; 30:56; 31:56; 32:56; 33:58; 34:60;35:61; 36:61

human rights standards .... 21:111; 24:116; 25:113; 26:121; 27:121;28:128; 29:136; 30:136; 31:136; 32:138; 33:145; 34:149;

35:151-152layoff, temporary ............21:60; 22:59; 23:59; 24:61; 25:55; 26:63;

27:63; 28:57; 29:57; 30:58; 31:58; 32:58; 34:62;35:63; 36:63

maternity (pregnancy) leave ...... 21:57; 22:57; 23:57; 24:59; 25:52;26:60; 27:60; 28:54; 29:55; 30:55; 31:55; 32:56; 33:57;

34:59; 35:59-60; 36:60minimum wage ..............21:58; 22:58; 23:58; 24:60; 25:53; 26:61;

27:61; 28:56; 29:56; 30:56; 31:56; 32:57; 34:60; 35:61; 36:62notice by employees......... 11:105-110; 25:55; 26:64; 27:63; 28:57;

29:57; 30:57; 31:57; 32:58; 34:62; 35:63; 36:63notice of termination .......21:59; 22:59; 23:58; 24:61; 25:54; 26:62;

27:62; 28:57; 29:57; 30:57; 31:57; 32:58; 33:60; 34:62;35:62-63; 36:63-64

overtime pay, minimum ...21:58; 22:58; 23:58; 24:60; 25:53; 26:61;27:61; 28:56; 29:56; 30:56; 31:56; 32:57; 33:58;

34:60; 35:61; 36:62parental/adoption leave ...21:58; 22:57; 23:57; 24:59; 25:53; 26:61;

27:61; 28:55; 29:55; 30:55; 31:55; 32:55; 34:58;35:59; 36:59-60

payment of wages ...........21:60; 22:59; 23:59; 24:62; 25:55; 26:63;27:63; 28:58; 29:58; 30:58; 31:58; 32:59; 33:61;

34:63; 35:63; 36:64reservist leave ......................... 32:56; 33:58; 34:60; 35:60; 36:61rest/eating periods ..21:58; 22:58; 23:57; 24:60; 25:53; 26:61; 27:61;

28:55; 29:56; 30:56; 31:56; 32:56; 34:60; 35:61; 36:61sick leave and family responsibility leave ...... 21:58; 22:58; 23:57;

24:59; 25:53; 26:61; 27:61; 28:55; 29:55; 30:56;31:56; 32:56; 33:58; 34:60; 35:60; 36:61

statutory holidays............21:59; 22:58; 23:58; 24:60; 25:53; 26:61;27:61; 28:56; 29:56; 30:56; 31:56; 32:57; 33:59;

34:61; 35:61-62; 36:62systemic discrimination.................................................. 4:11vacations with pay ..........21:59; 22:58; 23:58; 24:60; 25:54; 26:62;

27:62; 28:56; 29:56; 30:57; 31:57; 32:57; 33:59;34:61; 35:62; 36:62

non-unionized employeesdismissal

just cause .................................................................1:7managers promoted out of union ...............................20:17notice period.............................................. 1:7; 2:36; 3:46

mandatory retirement ................................................ 2:17-18

Northwest Territoriesbereavement leave ..................................... 34:93; 35:95; 36:96call-in pay ............21:76; 22:75; 23:75; 24:81; 25:77; 26:85; 27:85;

28:82; 29:83; 30:83; 31:83; 32:85; 33:90; 34:93;35:95; 36:97

compassionate care leave................... 33:89; 34:93; 35:95; 36:96court leave ...........................................34:93; 35:95; 36:96-97


employment applications/interviews....... 34:150-151; 35:152-153;36:139

employment standards .................. 21:75-77; 22:74-76; 23:74-76;24:80-82; 25:76-78; 26:84-86; 27:84-86; 28:81-84;29:82-84; 30:82-85; 31:82-85; 32:84-86; 34:92-95;

35:94-97hours of work, standard ............ 21:76; 22:75; 23:75; 24:81; 25:77;

26:85; 27:85; 28:82; 29:83; 30:83; 31:83; 32:85;33:90; 34:93; 35:95; 36:97

human rights standards .................... 33:149; 34:150; 35:152-153layoff, temporary............ 21:77; 22:76; 23:76; 24:82; 25:78; 26:85;

27:86; 28:83; 29:84; 30:84; 31:84; 32:86; 33:91;34:95; 35:97; 36:98

minimum wage ............. 21:76; 22:75; 23:75; 24:81; 25:77; 26:85;27:85; 28:82; 29:83; 30:83; 31:83; 32:85; 33:90;

34:93; 35:95-96; 36:97non-application of Canadian Human Rights Act ................. 4:27notice of termination ...... 21:76; 22:76; 23:76; 24:82; 25:78; 26:86;

27:86; 28:83; 29:84; 30:84; 31:84; 32:86; 33:91;34:95; 35:97; 36:98

overtime pay, minimum ........... 21:76; 22:75; 23:75; 24:81; 25:77;26:85; 27:85; 28:82; 29:83; 30:83; 31:83; 32:85;

34:93; 35:95; 36:97parental/adoption leave... 21:75; 22:74; 23:74; 24:80; 25:76; 26:84;

27:84; 28:81; 29:82; 30:82; 31:82; 32:84; 33:89;34:92; 35:94-95; 36:96

payment of wages .......... 21:77; 22:76; 23:76; 24:82; 25:78; 26:86;27:86; 28:84; 29:84; 30:85; 31:85; 32:86; 34:95;

35:97; 36:99police record discrimination .............................................4:2pregnancy leave ............ 21:75; 22:74; 23:74; 24:80; 25:76; 26:84;

27:84; 28:81; 29:82; 30:82; 31:82; 32:84; 33:88;34:92; 35:94; 36:95-96

reservist leave............................................34:93; 35:95; 36:97rest periods ................... 24:81; 25:77; 26:85; 27:85; 28:82; 29:83;

30:83; 31:83; 32:85; 34:93; 35:95; 36:97sick leave .................................................34:93; 35:95; 36:96statutory holidays ........... 21:76; 22:75; 23:75; 24:81; 25:77; 26:85;

27:85; 28:82; 29:83; 30:83; 31:83; 32:85; 34:94;35:96; 36:97

vacations with pay ......... 24:81; 25:77; 26:85; 27:85; 28:83; 29:83;30:84; 31:84; 32:85; 33:91; 34:94; 35:96; 36:98

waiver of vacation.......... 21:76; 22:76; 23:75; 24:81; 25:78; 26:86;27:86; 28:83; 29:84; 30:84; 31:84; 32:86; 34:94;

35:96; 36:98young persons ......................... 32:85; 33:90; 34:94; 35:96; 36:97

notice of resignation .... 11:105-10; 12:34-35; 14:8; 26:141; 33:102

notice of terminationage of employee ..........7:22-24; 19:11; 30:17; 30:21; 30:25; 31:25;

31:101appropriate period ..............................................19:11; 30:21condonation ................................................................ 4:28construction worker..................................................... 20:19criteria .................................................. 2:33; 6:11-13, 23:127death of employee......................................................... 23:7disability during notice period ...................................... 15:120dismissal, statutory periods ............................................ 2:2-4effective notice ...................................................19:25; 30:25fixed by contract ........................................................ 33:107harassing phone calls as factor....................................... 23:86high- and low-level employee, entitlement .......... 16:128; 18:113inadequate, effect of .................................................... 23:35jurisdiction ................................................................ 19:10later versus earlier notice .............................................. 19:24legal importance ........................................................... 4:28length of notice, contractual provision re ........................ 25:121length of service .......................................................... 7:3-7

national survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:47-79; 23:42; 24:42; 25:33;26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:35; 31:35; 32:35;

34:35; 35:35non-unionized employees, period (chart) ............ 1:7; 2:36; 3:46;

4:56; 5:48; 7:6, 92; 8:85; 9:60-61;10:64-65;11:78-80; 12:82-83; 13:20-21;14:4-5, 76-77; 15:44-47 [76-79]; 18:23

purchasing a business .................................................... 5:54reasonable notice.......... 4:55-56; 10:71-72; 18:17; 19:1, 9; 25:121;

25:125; 30:17; 30:21; 31:1; 31:3; 31:7; 31:15;31:20; 31:25; 31:28

salary continuance ..................................................... 33:108severance pay .............................................................. 2:50specificity, importance of ..............................................19:27state of economy ...................................................... 6:11-13statutory period

groups ............................................................. 21:41-80individuals.............................................. 21:41-80; 33:108

termination versus layoff ......................................19:30; 31:11timing .................................................................. 16:115-16verbal notice ...............................................................19:32warning letters ..................................... 13:17-19, 22-23; 19:31withdrawal of letter ......................................................19:31working notice ............................................................24:19

Nova Scotiaapparel .........................21:61; 22:61; 23:60; 24:63; 25:57; 26:65;

27:65; 28:60; 29:60; 30:60; 31:60; 32:61; 34:68;35:68; 36:69


34:64; 35:64; 36:65call-in pay .....................21:61; 22:60; 23:60; 24:63; 25:57; 26:65;

27:65; 28:60; 29:60; 30:60; 31:60; 32:61; 34:67;35:68; 36:69

citizenship ceremony leave ......................... 34:65; 35:65; 36:66compassionate care leave................... 33:62; 34:64; 35:65; 36:65crime-related child death or disappearance leave .... 34:65; 35:66;

36:66-67critically ill child care leave ................ 34:66; 35:66-67; 36:67-68emergency leave....................................34:65; 35:65-66; 36:66employment applications/interviews ....... 20:106; 22:103; 23:110;

24:111; 25:111-113; 26:119-121; 27:119-121;28:126-128; 29:134-136; 30:134-136; 31:134-136;

32:136-138; 34:147-148; 35:149-151; 36:138employment standards .................. 21:60-62; 22:59-62; 23:59-61;

24:62-64; 25:55-59; 26:63-67; 27:63-66; 28:58-62;29:58-62; 30:58-62; 31:58-62; 32:59-63; 34:63-69;

35:63-70hours of work, maximum ......... 21:61; 22:60; 23:60; 24:63; 25:57;

26:65; 27:65; 28:59; 29:60; 30:60; 31:60; 32:61;33:63; 34:67; 35:67-68

human rights standards ............... 21:110; 23:115; 24:116; 25:111;26:119; 27:119; 28:126; 29:134; 30:134; 31:134;

32:136; 33:143; 34:147; 35:149-151jury duty or court leave ............ 24:63; 25:56; 26:64; 28:59; 29:59;

30:59; 31:59; 32:60; 33:62; 34:64; 35:64; 36:65layoff, temporary ............21:62; 22:62; 23:61; 24:64; 25:58; 26:66;

27:66; 28:61; 29:62; 30:62; 31:62; 32:63; 34:69;35:70; 36:70

maternity (pregnancy) leave ...... 21:60; 22:59; 23:59; 24:62; 25:55;26:63; 27:63; 28:58; 29:58; 30:58; 31:58; 32:59;

33:61; 34:63; 35:63-64; 36:64maximum hours of work (children under 14).....................36:68maximum hours of work (minimum wage)........................36:68minimum wage ..............21:61; 22:60; 23:60; 24:63; 25:57; 26:65;

27:65; 28:60; 29:60; 30:60; 31:60; 32:61; 33:64;34:68; 35:68; 36:69

notice by employees................................... 34:69; 35:70; 36:70


notice of termination ...... 21:62; 22:61; 23:61; 24:64; 25:58; 26:66;27:66; 28:61; 29:61; 30:61; 31:61; 32:62; 33:65;

34:69; 35:69-70;36:70overtime pay, minimum .. 21:61; 22:60; 23:60; 24:63; 25:57; 26:65;

27:65; 28:60; 29:60; 30:60; 31:60; 32:61; 34:67;35:68; 36:68-69

parental/adoption leave... 21:60; 22:60; 23:59; 24:62; 25:56; 26:64;27:64; 28:58; 29:58; 30:59; 31:59; 32:59; 33:61;

34:63; 35:64; 36:64-65payment of wages .......... 21:62; 22:62; 23:61; 24:64; 25:58; 26:66;

27:66; 28:61; 29:62; 30:62; 31:62; 32:63; 33:66;34:69; 35:70; 36:70-71

reservist leave...................... 32:60; 33:62; 34:64; 35:65; 36:65-66rest/eating periods ..21:61; 22:60; 23:60; 24:63; 25:57; 26:65; 27:65;

28:59; 29:60; 30:60; 31:60; 32:61; 34:67; 35:68; 36:68sexual harassment ......................................................... 3:39sick leave .................................................34:64; 35:65; 36:65statutory holidays ........... 21:61; 22:61; 23:60; 24:63; 25:57; 26:65;

27:65; 28:60; 29:60; 30:60; 31:60; 32:61; 33:64;34:68; 35:68-69; 36:69


27:66; 28:60; 29:61; 30:61; 31:61; 32:62; 33:64;34:68; 35:69; 36:69-70

workers compensation benefits...................................... 23:17

Nunavutcall-in pay ............27:87; 28:85; 29:86; 30:86; 31:86; 32:88; 33:93;

34:97; 35:99; 36:100compassionate care leave ................. 33:93; 34:96; 35:98; 36:100employment applications/interviews....... 34:151-152; 35:153-154;

36:139-140employment standards ......... 26:86-89; 27:86-89; 28:84-86; 29:86;

30:85-87; 31:85-87; 32:87-89; 34:95-98; 35:97-100hours of work, standard ... 27:87; 28:85; 29:85; 30:86; 31:86; 32:88;

33:93; 34:96; 35:98-99; 36:100human rights standards .................... 33:148; 34:151; 35:153-154layoff, temporary....27:88; 28:86; 29:87; 30:87; 31:87; 32:89; 33:94;

34:98; 35:100; 36:101minimum wage .....27:87; 28:85; 29:86; 30:86; 31:86; 32:88; 34:97;

35:99; 36:100notice of termination, group ............... 27:89; 28:86; 29:87; 30:87;

31:87; 32:89; 33:94; 34:98; 35:100; 36:102notice of termination, individual ......... 27:88; 28:86; 29:86; 30:87;

31:87; 32:89; 33:94; 34:98; 35:100; 36:101overtime pay, minimum .................... 27:87; 28:85; 29:86; 30:86;

31:86; 32:88; 34:97; 35:99; 36:100parental/adoption leave... 27:87; 28:84; 29:85; 30:85; 31:85; 32:87;

33:92; 34:96; 35:98; 36:99-100payment of wages .......... 27:89; 28:86; 29:87; 30:87; 31:87; 32:89;

33:94; 34:98; 35:100; 36:102pregnancy leave ............ 27:86; 28:84; 29:84; 30:85; 31:85; 32:87;

33:91; 34:95; 35:97-98; 36:99reservist leave.......................................... 34:96; 35:98; 36:100rest periods ...........27:87; 28:85; 29:85; 30:86; 31:86; 32:88; 34:97;

35:99; 36:100statutory holidays ...27:87; 28:85; 29:86; 30:86; 31:86; 32:88; 34:97;

35:99; 36:100-101vacations with pay .27:88; 28:85; 29:86; 30:86; 31:86; 32:88; 33:93;

34:97; 35:99; 36:101waiver of vacation.......... 27:88; 28:86; 29:86; 30:87; 31:87; 32:89;

33:94; 34:97; 35:99; 36:101young persons, employment .............. 27:87; 28:85; 29:86; 30:86;

31:86; 32:88; 34:97; 35:99; 36:100

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obesity see: discrimination

occupational health and safetyAIDS in the workplace ........................................... 7:1-2; 9:22Alberta.................................................................... 2:96-98British Columbia....................................................... 2:76-79court cases ........... 15:1-7; 35:9-13; 36:30; 36:110-115; 36:122-123drug testing, and ........................................................... 33:1exposure to asbestos ................................................ 11:39-40government occupational health and safety inspectors

potential liability of......................................... 35:107-110grain industry ........................................................... 4:23-24health and safety committees .................................... 14:33-36joint health and safety committees ............................... 2:45-47new centre opens.......................................................... 3:42non-workers ................................................................ 34:3Ontario

Bill 208 ............................................................ 11:11-16employees’ rights ................................................. 9:89-96employers’ duties ...................................... 2:23-24; 36:123employers’ violations................................... 13:1-7; 36:123

single incident .............................................. 36:29-30hazardous materials ............................................. 8:22-23right to refuse alternative work.................. 5:63-64; 12:103-9

proposed amendments................................ 10:14-16; 11:67-68Quebec................................................................... 2:70-72refusal of unsafe work ........... 2:28-31; 3:30-31; 9:89-96; 11:73-74;

12:103-9sentencing

compliance after the fact, as a mitigating factor ......... 35:9-13concurrent fines................................................... 35:9-13

smoking .............................................................. 6:50; 7:7-8VDTs .......................................................................... 4:36worker fatality and monetary consequences.... 34:117; 36:122-123workers’ duties ............................................................. 2:29workplace violence .............................................. 36:109-115

domestic violence............................................ 35:113-116

off-duty misconduct see: misconduct

offences, record of see: discrimination

offers of employmentconditions and open-ended job offers ........................... 3:58-59rescission .............................................................. 36:14-15when legally binding ............................................... 14:14-16

officers’ liability ............................................ 12:77-78; 20:33

Ontariocall-in pay ..................................................................36:75civil actions ............................................................... 36:79

class proceedings .................................. 35:108-109; 36:6-7construction workers, dismissal notice .............................20:19crime-related death or disappearance leave ......................36:73critically ill child care leave ...................................... 36:72-73declared emergency leave .............................................36:74Employee Wage Protection Program........................... 12:37-40employment applications/interviews ...... 20:98; 21:100; 22:93-96;

23:101; 24:101; 25:101-105; 26:109-113;27:109-113; 28:115-118; 29:123-126; 30:123-126;

31:123-126; 32:125-129; 34:134-139; 35:137-141; 36:136employment equity ........................................ 10:61-63, 66-68employment standards ..... 20:63-66; 22:62-66; 23:61-65; 24:65-70;

25:59-65; 26:67-73;27:67-73; 28:62-68; 29:62-69;30:62-69; 31:62-69; 32:63-70; 34:69-77; 35:70-79

Employment Standards Actassociated companies, liability for wages ................... 22:111bereavement leave......21:63; 22:63; 23:62; 24:65; 25:60; 26:68;

27:68; 28:63; 29:63; 30:64; 31:64; 32:65; 33:67call-in pay .......21:64; 22:63; 23:63; 24:66; 25:61; 26:69; 27:69;

28:64; 29:65; 30:65; 31:65; 32:66; 34:73; 35:74


civil actions......20:66; 22:65; 23:65; 24:69; 25:65; 26:73; 27:73;28:68; 29:69; 30:69; 31:69; 32:70; 34:77; 35:78

contesting notices to pay ..................................... 12:87-94contracting out ...................................................... 27:24crime-related death or disappearance leave .........35:72; 36:73critically ill child care leave ......................... 35:72; 36:72-73declared emergency leave......................................... 36:74emergency leave....... 22:115; 23:62; 24:65; 25:60; 26:68; 27:68;

28:63; 29:63; 30:64; 31:64; 32:65; 33:67emergency leave, declared................................34:71; 35:73emergency leave, personal................................34:71; 35:73employee or independent contractor ............ 5:15-16; 10:9-12employees on unpaid leave......................................... 9:88employment applications/interviews ......................... 36:136enforcement ............................................................ 5:88equal pay........................................... 4:46-47; 5:28-32, 39equal rights statute ...............................................8:21-22family caregiver leave......................................35:71; 36:72family medical leave ........ 32:64; 33:67; 34:71; 35:71-72; 36:72holiday pay.............. 21:64; 22:63; 23:64; 24:65; 25:62; 26:70;

27:70; 28:64; 29:65; 30:65; 31:65; 32:66hours of work........... 21:63; 22:63; 23:63; 24:66; 25:60; 26:68;

27:68; 28:63; 29:64; 30:64; 31:64; 32:65; 33:68;34:72; 35:73-74; 36:74

layoff, temporary .................................................. 36:777maternity (pregnancy) leave .......... 21:62; 22:62; 23:61; 24:65;

25:59; 26:33; 26:67; 27:67; 28:62; 29:62; 30:62;31:62; 32:63; 33:66; 34:69; 35:70-71; 36:71

minimum wage ......... 21:64; 22:63; 23:63; 24:66; 25:61; 26:69;27:69; 28:64; 29:65; 30:65; 31:65; 32:66; 33:69;

34:73; 35:74’ 36:75notice by employees.......................... 34:75; 35:77; 36:77-78notice of termination .......... 21:65; 22:64; 23:64; 24:67; 25:62;

26:70; 27:70-71; 28:65; 29:66; 30:66; 31:66; 32:67;33:66; 34:74; 35:75-77; 36:76-77

organ donor leave .................................34:72; 35:73; 36:74overtime pay, minimum ...... 21:64; 22:63; 23:63; 24:66; 25:61;

26:69; 27:69; 28:64; 29:64; 30:64; 31:64; 32:66;33:69; 34:72; 35:74; 36:74-75

parental/adoption leave... 11:101-4; 21:63; 22:62; 23:62; 24:65;25:59; 26:67; 27:67; 28:62; 29:63; 30:63; 31:63;

32:64; 33:66; 34:70; 35:70; 36:71-72payment of wages............... 21:66; 22:65; 23:65; 24:70; 25:65;

26:73; 27:73; 28:68; 29:69; 30:69; 31:69; 32:70;34:77; 35:78; 36:79

personal emergency leave..................................... 36:73-74privacy law .......................................................... 36:5-7proposed family leave amendments ....................... 10:85-92reservist leave ................. 32:65; 33:68; 34:72; 35:73; 36:65-66rest periods .............. 21:63; 22:63; 23:63; 24:66; 25:60; 26:68;

27:68; 28:64; 29:64; 30:64; 31:64; 32:65; 34:72;35:74; 36:74

right to refuse work ............ 21:66; 22:65; 23:65; 24:70; 25:65;26:73; 27:73; 28:68; 29:69; 30:69; 31:69; 32:70;

34:77; 35:78-79; 36:79set-off against wages.............................................5:75-80settlements by an employment standards officer........... 26:33severance pay ........... 21:65; 22:65; 23:65; 24:69; 25:64; 26:33;

26:72; 27:72; 28:67; 29:68; 30:68; 31:68; 32:70;34:76; 35:77-78; 36:78-79

statutory holidays ..... 21:64; 22:63; 23:63; 24:66; 25:61; 26:69;27:69; 28:64; 29:65; 30:65; 31:65; 32:66; 33:69;

34:73; 35:74-75; 36:75-76termination pay ........ 24:68; 25:64; 26:72; 27:72; 28:67; 29:67;

30:68; 31:68; 32:69; 33:72; 34:75; 35:77; 36:78vacations with pay .... 21:64; 22:64; 23:64; 24:67; 25:62; 26:70;

27:70; 28:65; 29:65; 30:66; 31:66; 32:67; 34:73;35:75; 36:76

work week .............................................................. 5:36wrongful dismissal cases...........................................36:13

family caregiver leave...................................................36:72family medical leave ....................................................36:72hazardous materials legislation.................................... 8:22-23hours of work ..............................................................36:74human rights settlements .................................. 3:15-16, 72, 94human rights standards ............... 21:100; 23:115; 24:116; 25:101;

26:109; 27:109; 28:115; 29:123; 30:123; 31:123; 32:125;33:131; 34:134; 35:137-141

joint health and safety committees ............................... 2:45-47maternity (pregnancy) leave ...........................................36:71minimum overtime pay ............................................ 36:74-75minimum wage ............................................. 35:13-15; 36:75new human rights code, sample of application form ........ 3:76-77notice by employees................................................ 36:77-78Occupational Health and Safety Act

allergic reactions...................................................... 5:86Bill 208 ............................................................ 11:11-16domestic violence............................................ 35:113-116employers’ duties ...................................... 2:23-24; 32:148enforcement.............................................. 4:73-76; 13:1-7new legislation................................................... 11:67-68proposed amendments ........................................ 10:14-16refusal to work ....... 2:30-31; 8:55; 9:89-96; 11:73-74; 12:103-9sentencing .......................................................... 35:9-13workers’ duties ........................................................ 2:29

organ donor leave ........................................................36:74overtime ...........................................................21:63; 22:63parental leave legislation............11:101-4; 20:63; 22:62; 36:71-72pay equity ........ 6:85-89; 7:81-83; 8:41-43; 10:75-76, 95, 97; 23:11Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal .................................... 10:75-76payment of wages ...................................... 21:66; 22:65; 36:79Pension Benefits Act .................................................. 8:83-84pension plans

information disclosure .......................................... 2:31-32surplus funds .............................................. 8:9-11, 12-13

personal emergency leave ........................................ 36:73-74police record, discrimination ............................................4:2privacy law.......................................................24:11; 36:5-7reservist leave ........................................................ 36:65-66rest periods .................................................................36:74right to refuse work ......................................................36:79severance pay ........... 3:81-83; 21:66; 22:65; 35:112-113; 36:78-79sexual harassment ......................................................... 3:39statutory holidays....................... 3:14-15; 20:64; 22:66; 36:75-76Stronger Workplaces for Stronger Economy Act, 2014 35:119-120systemic discrimination.................................................. 4:12termination notice............... 5:85; 6:100; 8:55-56; 12:94; 36:76-77termination pay ...........................................................36:78unjust dismissal, legislative proposals ....................3:18; 6:83-84vacations with pay ......................... 2:79-80; 21:64; 22:67; 36:76VDTs .......................................................................... 4:36whistleblower act ...................................................... 15:7-8willful misconduct ........................................... 6:79-83, 91-92Workers’ Compensation Act ......................2:6-8; 3:11-13, 22-23wrongful dismissal cases ...................... 15:17-24; 35:9-11; 36:13

Ontario Human Rights Codeamendments introduced....................................... 1:8; 2:80-82cost to employer if complaint dismissed ..............................3:3damages for injury to dignity, feelings and

self-respect.......................................... 35:13-15, 21; 36:121damages for mental anguish..............................................3:4new code passed by Ontario legislature .................. 3:1-4, 20-21pre-access alcohol and drug testing ............................... 36:4-5sexual harassment amendment introduced ........................ 2:76six-month complaint limitation period ................................3:4systemic discrimination.................................................. 4:10


Ontario Human Rights Commissionapplication forms and interviews ....................... 21:100; 23:115disability guidelines.................................................... 11:3-7drugs and alcohol testing policy................................. 10:22-24pre-employment medicals ..........................................8:11-13procedure ................................................................2:21-22racial harassment policy ........................................... 10:12-14rapid charge system .........................................................3:6settlements............................................ 3:15-16, 38-40, 72, 88

Ontario workers’ compensation Actamendments ................................................................ 4:32Appeals Tribunal.......................................................9:84-86benefits chart .......................................................... 4:32, 92proposals.......................................... 3:11-13; 3:22-23; 9:81-84provisions ................................................................... 2:6-8stress-related disability ...............................................9:87-88

OntarioWorkplace Safety and Insurance Act .............. 32:27-29

Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Boardsecond-hand smoke exposure claim .............................. 23:123

overtime pay see also: hours of workemployees and ........................................................... 31:20federal labour minister calls for less overtime ..................... 3:47managers, and ............................................... 16:117-18; 31:4national survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:42; 24:42; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:34; 31:34; 32:34;34:34; 35:34; 36:34

shift schedule, Ontario decision....................................... 2:98unpaid overtime claims .................................................. 34:6

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parachute agreement ................................................. 19:115dismissal and . ............................................................ 23:13

pardondefinition.......................................................................4:1

parental (child care) leavebenefits .............................................................. 35:159-161national survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:41; 24:41; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:33; 31:33; 32:33;34:33; 35:33; 36:33-34

unemployment insurance benefits ................................. 11:1-2vacation credits, accrual of ......................................16:114-15

part-time employeesdismissal notice, entitlement ......................................... 22:29holiday pay............................................ 7:14-16, 23; 14:25-32pensions..................................................................9:36-37rights of .................................................................... 9:9-14

patent ownershipemployee-made invention .............................................. 21:9

paternity leavenational survey ......21:41; 25:33; 26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:33;

31:33; 32:33qualifying period........................................................... 9:14

pay see: equal pay; unequal pay

pay equity see also: Manitoba; Ontariodaycare providers........................................................ 23:11

payment of wages see: wagesnational survey ........................................................... 36:35

penaltiescontravention, maternity leave (chart) ......................... 1:8; 2:42failure to comply with order under human rights

legislation (chart) .........................................................1:7

pension planswind-up order ............................................................ 22:17

pensionseffect of dismissal on ....................................... 2:55-56; 10:1-6handicaps and pensions ...................................................3:2Ontario ............................................................8:83-84; 26:5part-time employees .................................................. 9:36-37payment deduction from wrongful

dismissal damages ..................................... 16:79-86; 35:5-7plans

human rights legislation ........................................ 6:93-99information disclosure, Ontario.............................. 2:31-32legislation across Canada .................................... 12:21-33

RRSPs ..................................................................... 12:9-20surplus funds (Ontario)........................................8:11-12; 11:7

personal liabilityofficers, directors, and employees ...................................20:33

personality conflict ................................................... 5:57-61

physical disability see also: disability; discriminationdefinitions .................................................................. 1:6-7discrimination against

Canadian Human Rights Act ............................ 4:7-8, 25-26constitution ............................................................ 3:28

federal subsidies ........................................................... 3:11handicaps and pension plans ............................................3:2hiring the handicapped .............................................. 5:89-96income protection plans............................................. 2:59-61laws (chart) ............................................................... 36:143Ontario Human Rights Code .............................................3:1Quebec....................................................................... 6:42

police investigation.................................................... 33:153

police recorddiscrimination ..................................................4:10-11; 4:1-4

policy manuals and directivesimpact of policies on duty to accommodate .............. 36:118-119use of ............................................................. 21:84; 33:156

pregnancy and childbirthaccommodation and ..................................................... 24:3cases .......................................................... 21:3; 26:36; 35:4discrimination, Canadian Human Rights Act ...........4:26-27; 35:4national legislation........................................ 12:1-8; 13:42-68

pregnancy leave see: maternity leave

Prince Edward Islandadoption leave ...............24:70; 25:65; 26:73; 27:73; 28:69; 29:70;

30:70; 31:70; 32:71alcoholism............................................................... 3:89-90bereavement leave ........................... 24:71; 25:66; 26:74; 27:74;

28:70; 29:70; 30:70; 31:70; 32:72; 34:79; 35:80; 36:81call-in pay/wait time........21:67; 22:66; 23:66; 24:71; 25:66; 26:74;

27:74; 28:70; 29:71; 30:71; 31:71; 32:72; 34:79;35:81; 36:81

cash shortages ........................................... 34:79; 35:81; 36:81compassionate care leave............... 33:75; 34:78; 35:80; 36:80-81continuity of employment............................ 34:81; 35:82; 36:83court leave ............................................... 34:79; 35:80; 36:81deductions from pay ........24:71; 25:66; 26:74; 28:70; 29:71; 30:71;

31:71; 32:72; 34:79; 35:81; 36:81employment applications/interviews ..................20:105; 21:108;

22:101-103; 23:108; 24:109; 25:109-111;26:117-119; 27:117-119; 28:123-126; 29:131-134;

30:131-134; 31:131-134; 32:134-136; 33:73;34:144-147; 35:146-149; 36:138

employment standards .................. 21:66-68; 22:66-67; 23:66-67;24:70-72; 25:65-67; 26:73-75; 27:73-75; 28:68-71;29:69-72; 30:69-72; 31:69-72; 32:70-74; 34:77-81;

35:79-82family leave .............................................. 34:78; 35:80; 36:80


hours of work ........21:67; 22:66; 23:66; 24:71; 25:66; 26:74; 27:74;28:70; 29:70; 30:71; 31:71; 32:72; 33:75; 34:79;

35:80; 36:81human rights standards ...............21:108; 23:115; 24:116; 25:109;

26:117; 27:117; 28:123; 29:131; 30:131; 31:131;32:134; 33:141; 34:144; 35:146-149

maternity leave .............. 21:66; 22:66; 23:66; 24:70; 25:65; 26:73;27:73; 28:68; 29:69; 30:69; 31:69; 32:70; 33:73; 34:77;

35:79; 36:79minimum wage ............. 21:67; 22:66; 23:66; 24:71; 25:66; 26:74;

27:74; 28:70; 29:71; 30:71; 31:71; 32:72; 33:76; 34:79;35:81; 36:81

notice by employees...................................34:81; 35:82; 36:83notice of termination ...... 21:67; 22:67; 23:67; 24:72; 25:67; 26:75;

27:75; 28:71; 29:72; 30:72; 31:72; 32:73; 33:77; 34:80;35:82; 36:82-83

overtime pay .........21:67; 22:66; 23:66; 24:71; 25:66; 26:74; 27:74;28:70; 29:71; 30:71; 31:71; 32:72; 33:75; 34:79; 35:81; 36:81


35:79; 36:80payment of wages .......... 21:68; 22:67; 23:67; 24:72; 25:67; 26:75;

27:75; 28:71; 29:72; 30:72; 31:72; 32:74; 33:77; 34:81;35:82; 36:83

reservist leave.......................... 32:72; 33:75; 34:79; 35:80; 36:81rest periods ................... 24:71; 25:66; 26:74; 27:74; 28:70; 29:71;

30:71; 31:71; 32:72; 34:79; 35:80-81; 36:81sick leave .............25:66; 26:74; 27:74; 28:69; 29:70; 30:70; 31:71;

32:71; 33:74; 34:78; 35:80; 36:80statutory holidays ........... 21:67; 22:66; 23:66; 24:71; 25:67; 26:75;

27:74; 28:70; 29:71; 30:71; 31:71; 32:72; 33:76; 34:80;35:81-82; 36:82


27:75; 28:71; 29:71; 30:71; 31:72; 32:73; 33:76; 34:80;35:81-82; 36:82

privacyAlberta Personal Information Protection Act .................... 35:1-2confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement .................34:20;

36:145-148consumer reporting ...................................................2:52-55employee home contact information ............................. 35:2-3employee property ..................................................... 33:153Federal Privacy Act .................................................... 35:2-3financial records ........................................................... 33:3Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (Ontario) ............ 25:87legislation re ............................................................. 24:130Ontario legislation ...................................................... 24:11personal information ...................... 2:51-55, 67-70; 32:150; 33:3PIPEDA ..................................................... 24:11; 25:85; 33:2

videotape evidence, collection of .............................. 24:131provincial health care plans ................................... 3:35, 43-45psychiatric exam, refusal to submit to ............................. 24:21technology, and ............................................. 33:153-155,158vicarious liability ....................................................... 36:5-7videotape evidence, collection of.................25:85; 30:29; 35:1-2

probationary employees .......................................... 17:81-88dismissal ................................................. 5:6-8; 9:65-67; 27:1Human Rights Code claim by, jurisdiction re................... 24:127reasonable notice........................................................ 34:26sale of business ........................................................... 18:29

procedural fairness ..................................................... 29:28

profit sharing plansdamage awards and..................................................... 19:15

progressive discipline ................................................. 33:113

psychological tests see: discrimination

public servants ...................................................27:17; 27:20freedom of speech........................................................27:20

Public Service CommissionCanadian Human Rights Act ........................................... 4:27

punitive damages....... 13:97-104; 14:80; 19:1; 23:33; 24:137; 27:1;30:97; 30:105; 31:20; 32:4; 32:103-105; 36:113-115

against employee .............................................. 33:102; 35:26

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Quebecaccident/sickness leave ............ 24:73; 25:69; 26:77; 27:77; 28:73;

29:74; 30:74; 31:74; 32:75; 34:82; 35:84; 36:84arbitrations, unjust dismissal complaints ....................... 4:42-45bereavement leave ..........21:69; 22:68; 23:68; 24:74; 25:69; 26:77;

27:77; 28:73; 29:74; 30:74; 31:74; 32:76; 33:79;34:83; 35:84-85; 36:85

birth, adoption, termination of pregnancy leave....... 34:82; 35:84;36:84

call-in pay ............21:69; 22:69; 23:69; 24:74; 25:70; 26:78; 27:77;28:74; 29:75; 30:75; 31:75; 32:76; 34:84;

35:85-86; 36:86Charter of the French Language ....................................... 3:19child-care leave..............21:69; 22:68; 23:68; 24:73; 25:69; 26:77;

27:76; 28:73; 29:73; 30:73; 31:73; 32:75civil status discrimination ........................................... 4:30-31compulsory retirement abolished ..................................... 3:46damages for unjust dismissal ........................................... 4:42deductions................................................ 34:86; 35:88; 36:88definite-term employment contracts ............................. 4:43-45dismissal complaints procedure ................................... 4:42-44

case examples................................................. 4:52-53, 59economic turndown, firing employees .............................. 4:43employment applications/interviews .....20:101; 21:104; 22:97-99;

23:104; 24:105; 25:105-108; 26:113-116;26:113-116; 27:113-116; 28:118-122;29:126-130; 30:126-130; 31:126-130;

32:129-132; 34:139-142; 35:141-144; 36:136-137employment protection ............ 24:76; 25:71; 26:79; 27:79; 28:76;

29:76; 30:77; 31:77; 32:78; 34:86; 35:87; 36:88employment standards ..... 21:68-71; 22:67-71; 23:67-70; 24:72-76;

25:67-72; 26:75-80; 27:75-79; 28:71-76;29:72-77; 30:72-77; 31:72-77; 32:74-79; 34:81-86;

35:83-88family leave ...................24:73; 25:69; 26:77; 27:77; 28:73; 29:74;

30:74; 31:74; 32:75; 33:79; 34:83; 35:84; 36:85family tragedy leave ...............................34:83; 35:84; 36:84-85firing employees ........................................... 4:41-44; 7:68-71hiring the handicapped ......................................... 6:42, 56-58hours of work, regular......21:69; 22:69; 23:68; 24:74; 25:69; 26:77;

27:77; 28:73; 29:74; 30:74; 31:74; 32:76; 34:83;35:85; 36:85-86

human rights ........ 21:104; 23:115; 24:116; 25:105; 26:113; 27:113;28:118; 29:126; 30:126; 31:126; 32:129; 33:135;

34:139; 35:141-144illegal dismissal ............................................................ 4:42just cause ................................................................ 4:41-42Labour Standards Act dismissal........................ 4:42-44; 5:81-85layoff ............................21:71; 22:70; 23:70; 24:75; 25:71; 26:79;

27:79; 28:76; 29:77; 30:77; 31:77; 32:78; 34:86;35:88; 36:88

leaves of absence ............24:72; 25:67; 26:75; 27:75; 28:71; 29:72;30:72; 31:72; 32:74

management employees, definition .................................. 4:41marital status discrimination ....................................... 4:30-31maternity leave...............21:68; 22:67; 23:67; 24:72; 25:68; 26:76;

27:75; 28:71; 29:72; 30:72; 31:72; 32:74; 33:77;34:81; 35:83; 36:83-84


minimum wage ............. 21:69; 22:69; 23:69; 24:74; 25:70; 26:78;27:78; 28:74; 29:75; 30:75; 31:75; 32:76; 33:80;

34:84; 35:86; 36:86national holiday............. 21:70; 22:69; 23:69; 24:75; 25:70; 26:78;

27:78; 28:74; 29:75; 30:75; 31:75; 32:77; 33:81; 34:84;35:86; 36:86-87

notice by employees.............................. 34:86; 35:87-88; 36:88notice of termination ...... 21:71; 22:70; 23:70; 24:75; 25:71; 26:79;

27:79; 28:75; 29:76; 30:76; 31:76; 32:78; 33:81; 34:85;35:87; 36:87-88

occupational health and safety ....................................2:70-72organ donor leave ...............................................35:84; 36:85overtime pay, minimum ........... 21:69; 22:69; 23:69; 24:74; 25:70;

26:78; 27:78; 28:74; 29:75; 30:75; 31:75; 32:76; 34:84;35:86; 36:86


35:83-84; 36:84paternity/pregnancy-related leave ....... 24:73; 25:68; 26:76; 27:76;

28:72; 29:73; 30:73; 31:73; 32:74; 33:78; 34:82;35:83; 36:84

pay discrimination, short-term employees......................4:29-30payment of wages .......... 21:71; 22:71; 23:70; 24:76; 25:71; 26:79;

27:79; 28:76; 29:77; 30:77; 31:77; 32:79; 34:86;35:88; 36:88

police record discrimination ....................................4:3, 10-11pregnancy-related medical exam leave ......... 21:68; 22:67; 23:67;

24:73; 25:67; 26:75; 27:75; 28:71; 29:73; 30:72; 31:72;32:74; 33:77; 34:81; 35:83; 36:83

reinstatement after unjust dismissal .................................. 4:42reservist leave.......................... 32:76; 33:79; 34:83; 35:85; 36:85rest periods ...........21:69; 22:69; 23:69; 24:74; 25:70; 26:78; 27:77;

28:74; 29:74; 30:75; 31:75; 32:76; 34:84; 35:85; 36:86right to refuse work......... 24:74; 25:69; 26:77; 27:77; 28:74; 29:74;

30:75; 31:75; 32:76; 33:80; 34:84; 35:85; 36:86serious misconduct........................................................ 4:42statutory holidays ........... 21:70; 22:69; 23:69; 24:74; 25:70; 26:78;

27:78; 28:74; 29:75; 30:75; 31:75; 32:77; 33:80; 34:84;35:86; 36:86

systemic discrimination..............................................4:10-11unjust dismissal .......................................... 4:41-44, 52-53, 55vacations with pay ......... 21:70; 22:70; 23:69; 24:75; 25:70; 26:78;

27:70; 28:75; 29:75; 30:76; 31:76; 32:77; 33:81; 34:85;35:86-87; 36:87

wedding day leave ......... 21:69; 22:69; 23:68; 24:74; 25:69; 26:77;27:77; 28:73; 29:74; 30:74; 31:74; 32:76; 33:79; 34:83;

35:85; 36:85wrongful dismissal ............................................... 8:61; 20:33

Quebec Charter of Human Rightsbona fide occupational qualifications ............................... 4:29civil status discrimination ...........................................4:30-31complaints procedure .................................................... 4:29equal pay, short-term employees .................................4:29-30family relationship discrimination .................................... 4:30obesity discrimination.................................................... 4:29

Quebec Human Rights Commissioncomplaints statistics....................................................... 4:31powers and authority ..................................................... 4:29

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racial discrimination see: discrimination

recordkeepingdisobedience and...................................................16:121-24importance of............................................................ 16:115

recruiters ................................................................7:62-64

references see: employment references

reinstatementCanada Labour Code ....................................... 1:1-8; 2:4; 3:47human rights commissions.......... 2:22, 44; 3:49-50; 4:3, 22, 29, 38Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code ................................. 3:18Ontario, reform proposals............................................... 3:18Quebec Labour Standards Act ............................... 1:5; 4:42-44

releases............................................. 7:79-80; 13:33-40; 28:20

religious holidays.............................................. 18:77; 22:117

relocation costsreimbursement ..................................................16:2-3; 19:12

relocation counsellingconflict of interest ..................................................... 3:60-61

Remembrance DayManitoba .................................................................... 3:54Nova Scotia ............................................................. 3:91-93

reservist leave ...................... 32:34, 49, 53, 56, 60, 65, 72, 76, 80national survey .......................................... 34:34; 35:34; 36:34

resignationconstructive dismissal versus.................................. 35:110-111continuing intent ....................................................... 33:111dismissal, versus ........................17:9-16; 22:123; 26:136; 26:140job abandonment................................................. 36:149-151notice ................................................................... 36:10-12voluntariness....................................................... 33:109-111

rest periodsnational survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:42; 24:42; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:34; 31:34; 32:34;34:34; 35:34; 36:34

restrictive covenants see: employment contracts

retirementearly ..................................................................... 12:40-41mandatory ................. 2:17-18, 36; 3:27; 24:25; 24:125; 28:1; 28:4pension plans ......................................................... 12:21-38RRSPs ..................................................................... 12:9-20taxation, retirement plans ........................................... 5:33-36

return to workmedical notes ........................................................ 36:26-27

right to workbarriers to mobility .................................................... 4:17-20

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salaries see: equal pay

sale of a businessby a receiver ................................................................ 7:64employees, effect on................................ 18:25-32; 25:25; 31:7employer’s obligations ............................... 5:54; 6:18; 10:72-74

Saskatchewanadoption leave ...............21:72; 22:71; 23:71; 24:77; 25:72; 26:80;

27:80; 28:77; 29:78; 30:78; 31:78; 32:80; 33:83;34:87; 35:89; 36:89

apparel ................21:73; 22:72; 23:72; 24:78; 25:73; 26:81; 27:81;28:78; 29:79; 30:79; 31:79; 32:81; 34:89; 35:91; 36:92


34:88; 35:90; 36:91call-in pay ............21:73; 22:72; 23:72; 24:78; 25:74; 26:82; 27:81;

28:78; 29:79; 30:79; 31:79; 32:81; 34:89; 35:91; 36:93citizenship ceremony leave ..................................35:90; 36:91compassionate care leave............... 33:84; 34:78; 35:89; 36:89-90crime-related child death or disappearance leave ........ 35:89-90;

36:90-91critically-ill child leave ........................................35:89; 36:90


employment applications/interviews............. 20:93; 21:94; 22:87;23:95; 24:96; 25:96-97; 26:104-105; 27:104-105;

28:108-109; 29:116-117; 30:116-117; 31:116-117;32:118-119; 34:128-129; 35:130-132

employment standards .................. 21:71-74; 22:71-74; 23:71-74;24:76-80; 25:72-76; 26:80-84; 27:79-84;

28:76-81; 29:77-82; 30:77-82; 31:77-82; 32:79-84;34:86-92; 35:88-94

hours of work, standard ............ 21:72; 22:72; 23:72; 24:77; 25:73;26:81; 27:81; 28:77; 29:78; 30:78; 31:78; 32:80;

33:84; 34:88; 35:90; 36:91human rights standards ....... 21:94; 23:115; 24:116; 25:96; 26:104;

27:104; 28:108; 29:116; 30:116; 31:116; 32:118;33:124; 34:128; 35:130-132

illness or injury .............. 21:74; 22:74; 24:79; 25:75; 26:83; 27:83;28:80; 29:81; 30:81; 31:81; 32:30; 32:83; 34:91;

35:93; 36:95layoff ...................21:74; 22:73; 23:73; 24:79; 25:75; 26:83; 27:82;

28:79; 29:80; 30:81; 31:81; 32:82; 34:90; 35:93; 36:94maternity leave ......21:71; 22:71; 23:71; 24:76; 25:72; 26:80; 27:79;

28:76; 29:77; 30:77; 31:77; 32:79; 33:83; 34:86;35:88; 36:88-89

minimum age of employment.......................34:88; 35:90; 36:91minimum wage .....21:73; 22:72; 23:72; 24:78; 25:74; 26:82; 27:81;

28:78; 29:79; 30:79; 31:79; 32:81; 33:86; 34:89;35:91; 36:93

nomination/election andcandidate/public office leave .............................35:90; 36:91


34:90; 35:92-93; 36:94organ donor leave ...............................................35:89; 36:90overtime pay, minimum ........... 21:73; 22:72; 23:72; 24:78; 25:73;

26:81; 27:81; 28:78; 29:79; 30:79; 31:79; 32:81;33:85; 34:89; 35:91; 36:92-93

parental/adoption leave............ 21:72; 22:71; 23:71; 24:77; 25:72;26:80; 27:80; 28:77; 29:77; 30:78; 31:78; 32:79;

33:83; 34:87; 35:89; 36:89part-time employees ....... 21:74; 22:74; 23:74; 24:80; 25:76; 26:82;

27:83; 28:81; 29:81; 30:82; 31:82; 32:83; 34:91;35:93-94; 36:95

payment of wages .......... 21:74; 22:74; 23:73; 24:79; 25:75; 26:83;27:83; 28:80; 29:81; 30:81; 31:81; 32:83; 33:87;

34:91; 35:93; 36:95reservist leave.......................... 32:80; 33:84; 34:88; 35:90; 36:91rest periods ...........21:72; 22:72; 23:72; 24:77; 25:73; 26:81; 27:81;

28:77; 29:78; 30:79; 31:79; 32:80; 34:88; 35:90-91; 36:91-92statutory holidays ........... 21:73; 22:72; 23:72; 24:78; 25:74; 26:82;

27:82; 28:78; 29:79; 30:80; 31:80; 32:81; 33:86;34:89; 35:91-92; 36:93

strike, public service essential workers ..................... 35:161-163systemic discrimination.................................................. 4:11transportation ........24:78; 25:73; 26:81; 27:81; 28:78; 29:79; 30:79;

31:79; 32:80-81; 34:89; 35:91; 36:92unequal pay, human rights inquiry board .......................... 4:23vacations with pay ......... 21:73; 22:73; 23:72; 24:78; 25:74; 26:82;

27:82; 28:79; 29:80; 30:80; 31:80; 32:82; 33:86;34:90; 35:92; 36:93-94

voting leave ............................................................... 34:88work schedules.............. 21:72; 22:72; 23:72; 24:78; 25:73; 26:81;

27:81; 28:78; 29:79; 30:79; 31:79; 32:81; 34:89;35:91; 36:92

security clearanceCanadian Human Rights Act ........................................... 4:27

severance payBC Employment Standards Board decisions....................3:63-64Canada Labour Code ..............................................2:16; 18:1

employer advice to employee re ................................... 23:121misconduct condonation............................................. 19:111national survey .......... 22:41-79; 23:43; 24:43; 25:33; 26:41; 27:41;

28:33; 29:33; 30:35; 32:35; 34:35; 35:35; 36:35Ontario Employment Standards Act ..............3:81-83; 36:117-118sale of business and................................................. 18:27-28wrongful dismissal action after acceptance of....................23:40

sex discrimination see: discrimination

sexual harassment ..............9:73-80; 12:79-81, 84-86; 35:113-116see also: discriminationafter-work conduct........................................................ 23:9complaint investigation................... 22:14; 33:25-31; 35:113-116dismissal for just cause................................ 17:17-24, 33:25-31employer, victim lawsuit against.........................19:113; 27:144hostile work environment and ......................... 21:7; 35:113-116immediate dismissal, cause for ........................ 19:113; 33:25-31psychology, and ..........................................................33:28woman-on-woman ......................................................22:14wrongful dismissal and ..................................... 21:6; 33:25-31

short-term employeespay discrimination, Quebec........................................ 4:29-30

sick leave see also: leaves of absenceunemployment insurance benefits................................. 11:1-2

sickness see: illness

smoking in the workplace ....... 6:50; 7:80; 8:20-21; 9:23; 10:7, 84;23:123

social media ....................................................... 35:169-171

softwareprevention of illegal use ........................................... 15:33-38

solicitor-client privilege................................................. 33:6

statutory holidaysminimum qualifications ................................................. 9:13national survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:42; 24:42; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:34; 31:34;32:34; 34:34; 35:34; 36:34

part-time workers...................................................... 7:14-16

statutory termination ................................................. 33:112

stereotyping ...............................................................33:20

stock option plansloss on wrongful dismissal .............................................21:25

stress-related disabilityworkers’ compensation claims ........................ 9:87-88; 32:9-11

strikesdefinition of .............................................................. 24:129public sector essential workers,

constitutional right to ........................................ 35:161-163

students, summer ......................................................... 5:22

subrogation of claim ......................................... 29:146; 30:13

successor employers ....................................................28:30

summary judgment applications.....................................30:26

Sunday workright to refuse ............................................................ 12:100

suspensionoff-duty conduct ........................................................ 35:170termination v............................................................. 23:125

systemic discrimination see: discrimination —constructive; discrimination — systemic

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taxationadvice, entitlement on dismissal .....................................19:12


isolation post benefits ................................................5:71-72moving expenses ......................................................5:73-75retirement plan .........................................................5:33-36termination settlements ........................................ 1:4; 4:49-52

technology .................................................................. 33:3inappropriate use of.............................................. 33:153-155

temporary employees ................................................. 9:9-14

termination see also: dismissal; notice of terminationresignation of employee ..................................... 25:117; 34:19

termination notice see: notice of termination

termination settlementsconstruction workers .................................................. 16:115interpretation of ............................................................ 30:7lawyer’s role ................................................................ 4:28taxation............................................................. 1:4; 4:49-51

theftcause for dismissal ............................... 15:48 [80]; 27:127; 30:9

tort law, lawsuits and ................. 18:1; 30:13; 35:108-109; 36:6-7damages...................................................................... 34:1intentional infliction of mental suffering ................... 36:113-115intrusion upon seclusion....................................... 33:3; 36:5-7sexual harassment ................................................ 35:113-116vicarious liability ................................................. 36:113-115

trainingarbitration clause, application to ...................................... 23:1cost recovery by employer .............................................. 22:1women, federal reimbursement program .............................1:2

transfers see also: constructive dismissalemployees to the United States ....................................... 4:4-6forced .....................................................................5:17-20outsourcing................................................................ 34:18transfer of employment ................................................ 34:17

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undermining managementleapfrogging..............................................................3:7, 37

unemployment insurance see also: employment insuranceamendments to Act ...................................................4:45-46at age 65 .................................................................2:34-35benefit and rate increases

1983 ..................................................................3:93-941984 ...................................................................... 4:881985 ...................................................................... 5:88

Federal Labour Adjustment Benefits Program ..................... 3:55illness benefits ..........................................................2:27-29income protection plans, premium reduction .................2:59-61legislation.............................................................. 14:17-20maternity benefits .....................................................2:35-36proposed child care, maternity and sick leave benefits ...... 11:1-2work sharing ....................................... 3:33-34, 51-52; 4:38-40

unequal paySaskatchewan, human rights inquiry ................................. 4:23

unintentional discrimination........................................ 4:9-14

unjust dismissalCanada Labour Code .................................................. 36:151

unionbargaining agent status, exclusive .................................... 24:7

United Statesintra-company transfers ................................................. 4:4-6systemic discrimination.................................................. 4:12

unjust dismissal see also: wrongful dismissalCanada Labour Code ...................... 3:47-48; 5:87; 29:28; 36:151dismissal without cause, as compared to .................. 35:168-169

elimination of position and ............................................23:21misconduct.................................................................23:83Ontario legislative proposals ........................................... 3:18Quebec................................................................... 4:42-44reinstatement, Quebec.....................................................1:5unjust dismissal statistics ........................................ 3:7-8; 3:84

unsafe workrefusal to perform

Canada Labour Code ............................................ 3:28-31Manitoba ........................................................... 3:86-87Ontario.................................................. 2:30-31; 3:30-31

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VDTs see: video display terminals

vacation paydeduction from wages, sick time................................... 16:118loss on dismissal ..........................................................19:11overpayments........................................................ 16:113-14sale of business, effect on ..............................................18:27

vacations with payamendment ................................................................. 3:19national survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:42; 24:42; 25:33;

26:41; 27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:34; 31:34; 32:34;34:34; 35:34-35; 36:35

vicarious liabilityCanadian Human Rights Act ........................... 4:27, 37; 8:73-77

video display terminals (VDTs)Ontario ....................................................................... 4:36

vindictive dismissalsdamage entitlement................................................. 17:25-32

voluntary severance ................................................ 12:40-41

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wage cutacceptance, determination of ................................... 16:118-19

wage loss replacement plans see: income protection plans

wagesadvances on....................................................16:116; 25:117associated companies, liability of.................................. 22:111deductions from ........................................................ 16:117overpayment......................................................29:96; 29:98paid by electronic bank deposit ......................................20:27payment of, national survey re............ 23:43; 24:43; 25:33; 26:41;

27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:35; 31:35; 32:35; 34:35;35:35

set-offs against.............................................................. 16:1vacation pay deductions from ...................................... 16:118

wages paid on terminationnational survey ............... 21:41-80; 22:41-79; 23:42; 25:33; 26:41;

27:41; 28:33; 29:33; 30:35; 31:35; 32:35; 34:35;35:35

wedding day leaveQuebec......................................................................21:69

whistleblowers.......................................................... 15:7-8

WHMIStraining course ............................................................. 14:8WHMIS 2015 ......................................................... 36:30-31

womenfederal training reimbursement program..............................1:2Ontario Hydro equal opportunity program .................... 9:14-16

work sharingbenefit entitlement criteria.......................................... 3:51-52employer eligibility criteria ......................................... 3:33-34


federal performance report ................................4:38-40, 45-46program ................................................................... 12:110

workers’ compensationAlberta ..................................................................... 26:138British Columbia ......................................................... 26:39bullying.................................................................... 34:161federal ..................................................................... 34:107New Brunswick ................................. 26:38; 27:5; 31:104; 32:9Newfoundland and Labrador......................................... 27:39Nova Scotia ...................................... 23:17; 24:1; 27:5; 31:106Ontario .... 2:6-8; 3:11-13, 22-23; 4:32, 92; 9:81-88; 15:118-19; 34:2

worker’s compensation legislation ................................... 34:1

wrongful dismissal see also: constructive dismissal; dismissal; unjustdismissal

after-acquired evidence and............................................ 22:9alcoholism..................................................3:73-74; 13:105-7alternative employment, rejection of .......................... 15:105-6bonuses, inclusion in awards.................. 16:25-32; 31:101; 36:13British Columbia

‘‘rough upper limit’’.................................................. 34:9court cases..................... 2:25-27; 4:52-53, 55; 13:69-76; 14:9-16;

16:21; 19:11; 25:11; 25:32; 25:121; 25:125; 25:133;25:135; 26:13; 26:17; 26:125; 26:128; 26:133; 26:141;

26:147; 27:1; 27:9; 27:25; 27:28; 27:30; 27:133;27:136; 27:138; 27:144; 28:17; 28:21; 28:133; 28:141;28:149; 28:151; 29:1; 29:5; 29:17; 29:22; 29:25; 29:93;

29:101; 29:106; 29:141; 29:149; 30:3; 30:9; 30:17;30:19; 30:21; 30:25; 30:26; 30:93; 30:97; 30:101;

30:105; 30:141; 30:145; 30:149; 30:152; 31:1; 31:3;31:7; 31:9; 31:11; 31:15; 31:17; 31:25; 31:28; 31:95;

31:101; 31:141; 31:143; 31:149; 31:152; 31:154; 32:95;35:6-7, 9-11, 118-119, 164-165; 36:10-11; 36:13

cutting salaries.......................................................3:9-10, 79damages............. 2:33-34; 3:65-67; 5:6; 15:118-19; 16:79-86; 19:9;

25:12; 29:25; 29:101; 31:1; 31:3; 31:7; 31:11; 31:15;31:28; 31:95; 31:97; 31:101; 31:141; 31:149; 31:154;

32:155-159; 34:1, 2; 35:163-165age of employee ........... 7:22-24; 30:101; 30:149; 31:28; 31:95;

31:101; 31:154better-paid employment found ................................. 21:11bonus ..........................................................23:81; 36:13character of employment factor ...........23:127; 30:101; 31:95;

31:101disability payments, deduction of ...............16:79-86; 22:21-4double recovery ..................................................... 32:29enticement ...................................... 6:69-72; 25:133; 30:21firing procedures.......................................... 7:57-61; 19:1fringe benefits....................7:65-68, 89-91, 93; 8:23-24; 10:68length of service ...............7:3-7; 29:93; 30:101; 31:95; 31:101;

31:154; 32:6-7mental distress................... 3:65-66; 5:13-14; 13:97-104; 19:1mitigation................. 6:59-68; 11:9-11; 17:33-40; 26:9; 26:13;

26:36; 29:1; 30:101; 31:101; 32:29pension benefits .................................................... 35:5-7punitive damages ....13:97-104; 14:80; 19:1; 23:33; 23:88; 31:1;

31:143salary increases...................................................... 36:13taxation of legal fees ................................................. 6:72

death of employee and................................................... 22:8demotion.................................................................8:33-38dishonesty of employee............................23:129; 27:133; 30:93documentation .........................................................4:14-15downward change in reporting function .....................2:26; 3:40drugs .................................................................... 13:105-7employment standards proceeding vs. WD claim................ 24:5failure to properly investigate allegations of

misconduct ..........................................................35:9-11

federally regulated industries, adjudication....................... 1:1-8forced resignation ..............................................3:17; 4:14-15health and safety violations...................................... 34:4; 34:5independent contractor, of ............................................23:27inducement and ........................21:33; 23:19; 30:21; 35:118-119litigation process....................................................... 4:14-15loss of stock option plan ................................................21:25misconduct, condonation of ......................... 19:105-112; 27:27moving expenses ...................................................... 6:35-41notice period ................ 1:7; 2:36; 3:46; 5:48; 7:92; 8:85; 9:60-61;

10:64-65; 11:78-80; 12:82-83; 13:20-21; 14:4-5,76-77; 15:44-48 [76-80]; 16:22; 18:23, 33; 23:81,127; 28:20; 31:1; 31:3; 31:7; 31:15; 31:25; 31:28;

31:95; 31:101; 31:141; 31:154; 32:6-7; 34:19off-duty misconduct ............................. 7:49-51, 56; 35:170-171Ontario legislative proposals ....................................... 6:83-84onus ............................................................... 27:26; 27:125pension plan, reinstatement of........................................25:12personal calls charged to employer ............................... 21:117proving incompetence ................................................... 4:28Quebec....................................................................... 8:61reasonable notice periods........ 10:71-72; 29:149; 31:1; 31:3; 31:7;

31:15; 31:25; 31:28; 31:95; 31:101; 31:154; 36:12-13rescission of offer .................................................... 36:14-15retirement policy .......................................................... 21:5sexual harassment ......................................... 17:17-24; 21:1, 6statutory severance pay, receipt of ..................................23:40stock options, right to exercise............................. 22:40; 31:101successor companies, enforceability of claim .................. 22:113theft by employee .................................................. 22:9; 30:9

wrongful hiringcourt case................................................................ 14:9-12

wrongful resignation ............. 12:34-35; 14:8; 26:141; 33:101-104see also: notice of resignation

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Yukon Territorybereavement leave ..........21:78; 22:77; 23:77; 24:83; 25:79; 26:90;

27:90; 28:87; 29:88; 30:88; 31:88; 32:90; 33:95;34:99; 35:101; 36:103

call-in pay ............21:78; 22:78; 23:77; 24:84; 25:80; 26:91; 27:91;28:88; 29:89; 30:89; 31:89; 32:91

compassionate care leave.......... 33:96; 34:99; 35:101-102; 36:103employment applications/interviews ....... 33:145; 34:149; 35:152;

36:139employment standards .................. 21:77-80; 22:76-79; 23:76-79;

24:82-85; 25:78-82; 26:89-93; 27:89-93; 28:86-91;29:87-91; 30:88-92; 31:88-92; 32:89-94; 34:98-103;

35:100-105hours of work, standard............ 21:78; 22:77; 23:77; 24:83; 25:80;

26:90; 27:90; 28:88; 29:89; 30:89; 31:89; 32:91;33:96; 34:100; 35:102; 36:104

human rights standards .......................... 33:145; 34:149; 35:152layoff, temporary ............21:80; 22:79; 23:79; 24:85; 25:82; 26:92;

27:92; 28:90; 29:91; 30:91; 31:91; 32:93; 33:99;34:103; 35:105; 36:107

leave related to critical illness of child ........................... 36:104leave related to the disappearance or

death of a child ........................... 34:100; 35:102; 36:103-104maternity leave......21:77; 22:76; 23:76; 24:82; 25:78; 26:89; 27:89;

28:86; 29:87; 30:88; 31:88; 32:89; 33:95; 34:98;35:100; 36:102

minimum wage .....21:79; 22:78; 23:78; 24:84; 25:80; 26:91; 27:91;28:89; 29:89; 30:90; 31:90; 32:92; 33:97; 34:101;

35:103; 36:105notice by employees, required .......... 34:103; 35:105; 36:106-107



34:102; 35:104-105; 36:106-107overtime pay, minimum .. 21:79; 22:78; 23:78; 24:84; 25:80; 26:91;

27:91; 28:89; 29:89; 30:90; 31:90; 32:92; 33:97;34:101; 35:103; 36:105

parental/adoption leave... 21:77; 22:77; 23:76; 24:83; 25:79; 26:89;27:89; 28:87; 29:88; 30:88; 31:88; 32:90; 33:95;

34:99; 35:101; 36:102-103payment of wages .......... 21:80; 22:79; 23:79; 24:85; 25:82; 26:93;

27:92; 28:91; 29:91; 30:92; 31:92; 32:94; 33:99;34:103; 35:105; 36:107

reporting pay............................... 33:97; 34:101; 35:103; 36:105reservist leave....................................... 34:100; 35:102; 36:103

rest periods ...........21:78; 22:78; 23:77; 24:83; 25:80; 26:90; 27:90;28:88; 29:89; 30:89; 31:89; 32:91; 33:96; 34:100;

35:102-103; 36:104-105sick leave .............21:78; 22:77; 23:77; 24:83; 25:79; 26:90; 27:90;

28:88; 29:88; 30:89; 31:89; 32:91; 33:96; 34:100;35:102; 36:103

statutory holidays............21:79; 22:78; 23:78; 24:84; 25:81; 26:91;27:91; 28:89; 29:90; 30:90; 31:90; 32:92; 33:97;

34:101; 35:103-104; 36:105-106vacations with pay ..........21:79; 22:79; 23:78; 24:84; 25:81; 26:91;

27:91; 28:89; 29:90; 30:90; 31:90; 32:92; 33:98;34:102; 35:104; 36:106

zero tolerance approach to harassment/discrimination ......33:23

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