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Plain-language guides on labour relations, workplace law and HR leadership, with links to the primary sources they rely on. General information, not legal advice.
- Collective Bargaining in Ontario: A Preparation Checklist 5 min
Preparing for collective bargaining in Ontario comes down to three things: a clear, costed mandate before notice is given, a calendar built around the deadlines in the Labour Relations Act...
- Grievance Mediation vs. Arbitration in Ontario 5 min
Grievance mediation is confidential and, unless the collective agreement makes it a required step, voluntary: a neutral helps the employer and union try to settle a grievance but does not...
- Workplace Harassment Investigations in Ontario: What Good Process Looks Like 5 min
A good workplace harassment investigation in Ontario is objective, thorough and proportionate. The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires employers to ensure that an investigation...
- Is Your Workplace Federally Regulated? 5 min
Most Ontario workplaces are provincially regulated. A workplace is federally regulated when its activities fall within Parliament's legislative authority, such as banking, air...
- Planning a Workforce Restructuring in Ontario 5 min
A responsible restructuring starts with a written business case and settles the legal obligations before anyone is told: which roles change and why, how people are selected, what notice and...
- Fractional HR vs. Interim HR Leadership 5 min
Fractional HR leadership gives you a senior HR leader for an agreed share of their time, on a continuing basis. Interim HR leadership puts an experienced leader in a specific role, usually...
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