Jeffrey M. Andrew

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Examining the year that was in the employment world

/ 2022 Year in Review, Employment/Labour /

From new government reglations to breaking down the Employment Standards Act, employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, kept clients informed on all the latest labour-related developments in 2022. Andrew started the year discussing the Ontario government’s newly minted Working for Workers Act, 2021 (WWA) which introduced changes intended to create a better work/life balance for employees. […]

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Duty to mitigate doesn’t mean you must take an inferior job offer

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • An employee owed severance after being wrongfully dismissed has a responsibility to seek new employment but that does not mean they must take just any job, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says when he is representing a wrongfully terminated employee, he advises them

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Human rights ruling is unlikely to change how claims are adjudicated

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew says he expects it will be “business as usual” following a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) ruling that dealt with the jurisdiction of workplace human rights claims. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says the interim decision in Weilgosh v. London District Catholic School Board “essentially affirmed a

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Unionized workers’ right to strike can be misunderstood

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • While unionized workers may have a right to strike it is not an absolute right and the wrong timing can have legal and financial repercussions, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. “People generally believe a strike is when people cease working and start picketing the employer because that is how

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Failure to disclose in negotiations can have consequences

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Holding back information while bargaining for a collective agreement may tilt the negotiations in your favour but a failure to disclose some details could be seen as bargaining in bad faith, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says unions and employers have a duty

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Inappropriate workplace behaviour ‘dangerous to your career’

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Recent court rulings demonstrate the consequences that inappropriate behaviour in the workplace can bring, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. “It is important for those in the workforce to understand that the employment world has changed. There is much less tolerance for behaviour such as sexualized banter or any

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Unions careful when it comes to duty of fair representation

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A union’s responsibility is to protect the collective interests of all members – not necessarily just an individual’s rights – which is one reason a bid to force one union to file a grievance on behalf of a group of workers opposed to the federal government’s vaccine mandate failed, says Toronto

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ESA has answers to help avoid workplace disputes

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A basic understanding of the Employment Standards Act (ESA) could help workers and employers avoid undue grief, says Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, points to the recent case of a woman who received a $16,000 settlement from her former employer after she complained she was paid

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Time will tell if new worker protection legislation is effective

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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The provincial government’s newly minted Working for Workers Act, 2021 (WWA) introduced changes intended to create a better work/life balance for employees but the devil is in the details and some of those details are not yet known, says employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, says the Act, which

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The rights of gig workers, privacy among 2021 employment issues

/ 2021 Year in Review, Employment/Labour /

From the rights of gig workers to employer tracking apps, Toronto employment lawyer Jeffrey M. Andrew, a partner with Cavalluzzo LLP, shared his opinions on this past year’s workplace issues. In January, he told LegalMattersCanada.ca that a seemingly private opinion posted on social media may not be quite as harmless as employees believe and could

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