Q: I’m a married woman with two kids but I daydream about a married man in another department and it’s affecting my work. I make excuses to go and see him in his work area. We’ve had lunch a couple of times and I know that I want more. I’m considering telling him how I feel.
Employment law: Bill 144, Protecting Employees’ Tips Act 2010
Business Travel
Business travel etiquetteDoesn't everyone's dream job include all expense paid trips to exotic locations and gourmet four course meals on the company credit card? Yeah right!
Workplace Challenges
Get ready for expanded disabilities actAs of Jan. 1, 2012 all Ontario regulated businesses providing goods or services to the public with at least one employee are required to be in compliance with accessibility standards for customer service under the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Workplace Challenges
Be productive even when you feel lazyEven the most successful people experience times when their energy is low. Make good use of your time with these tasks:
Workplace Challenges
Office affair leads to work overloadCoach Vera Held's verdict on difficult situations at work.
Recognition
Gender wage gap still hugeIn 2006, women earned about 75% of what men working in the same occupation earned.
Job Termination
Courts support front-line workersMany employers and employment lawyers have laboured under the notion that non-managerial, non-supervisory or unskilled employees shouldn’t receive more than a 12-month package in a wrongful dismissal case regardless of their age or length of employment.
Job Termination
Clearing up confusion around just causeEven if an employee’s conduct is sufficient to amount to just cause for wrongful dismissal purposes that doesn’t mean the employee isn’t entitled to compensation under employment standards legislation.
Job Termination
Fee arrangements can be negotiatedMany lawyers will provide a short initial consultation either free or for a modest fee, but if you don’t ask you’ll never know. Beyond the initial meeting there are many fee arrangements that can be employed.
Recognition
Deliver an Oscar-worthy performance in the workplaceFew of us may be professional actors, but many of us do "perform" in our jobs. And how often is our "performance" Oscar-worthy?
Which intergenerational workplace camp are you in?