In June, the Supreme Court ruled in its Uber v Heller decision that the arbitration clause in Uber’s contract with one of its drivers, Mr. Heller, was invalid. The clause …
Employee rights don’t end with the employment contract
Upon termination of employment, employees probably have legal rights to more than what their employers say they do (and oftentimes, to more than their contract says they do…). Under Ontario …
EMPLOYEE SCREEN-MONITORING SOFTWARE MAY BREACH PRIVACY LAWS
An employer’s surveillance of its employees in the workplace is anything but a straightforward topic. PIPEDA requires – broadly – that employer surveillance must be reasonable and that with some exceptions, employers …
Unions have a duty to represent employees fairly
Generally speaking, the union is an employee’s only avenue for asserting their workplace-related legal rights. However, employees have the right to be represented “fairly” by their unions. A lawyer can …