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Canada Labour Code changes provide ‘much-needed updates’

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Recent amendments to the Canada Labour Code (CLC) offer guidance to employers and needed benefits and protections for workers, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. Low, principal of Ellen Low & Co., says the federal government announced several changes to the CLC in the past year, many to take effect throughout 2024. Under the new […]

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Giving a moose a ride in company vehicle costs a worker his job

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A man who gave a moose a ride in the cab of his company pickup truck in contravention of corporate policy should probably have expected to get fired, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. However, there are legal nuances every employer should consider before deciding to terminate any employment relationship,

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Weighing the pros and cons of banning non-disclosure agreements

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A ban on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of workplace sexual harassment, misconduct or violence may be well-intentioned but requires careful and deliberate consideration, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. “It really is a nuanced issue. As someone who does a fair amount of work for victims

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Understanding managers’ and supervisors’ right to overtime

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Managers and supervisors are typically not entitled to overtime pay under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) “if the work they do is managerial or supervisory,” but there is more to the analysis than people realize, ​​says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. “Just because somebody says you are a manager doesn’t necessarily mean that

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Technology advances bring new workplace challenges

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • As technological advances continue to reshape the workplace, employers and employees need to be careful to protect their rights and ensure they are accountable while meeting their obligations, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. With innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) progressing exponentially in recent years, she says workers and

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AI can be a helpful tool for the legal profession if used responsibly

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The launch of ChatGPT last November presents new possibilities to the legal profession, but also raises serious concerns for lawyers who fail to exercise due diligence when incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their practices, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. ChatGPT is a tool that allows users to have humanlike conversations with

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Failing to use preferred pronouns in the workplace is discriminatory

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The importance of the proper use of personal pronouns in the workplace cannot be understated and employers who ignore workers’ human rights do so at their own peril, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. Gender identity and expression were added as grounds of discrimination under Ontario’s Human Rights Code (HRC) in 2012,

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Have you been ordered back to the office? Know your rights

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • With companies increasingly ordering remote and hybrid workers back to the office, employers and employees would be wise to review their rights and obligations, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. “Recall to the office has become a hot-button issue,” she tells LegalMattersCanada.ca. “More and more people working in a hybrid or

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Denying an employee their basic ESA rights can be costly

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Employers who fail to follow the letter of the law ­when terminating a worker could find themselves paying hefty moral damage awards, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. Denying an employee their basic statutory rights under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), even inadvertently, can be costly, says Low, principal of Ellen Low &

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