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1 Legal Framework: Employment Laws |
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2 Contracts of Employment |
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2.2 Written Employment Contracts |
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2.7 Checklist of Dos and Don'ts |
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3 Recruiting, Interviewing, Screening and Hiring Employees |
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3.3 Employment Applications |
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3.4 Pre-employment Inquiries |
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3.5 Pre-employment Tests and Examinations |
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3.6 Background, Reference, and Credit Checks |
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3.10 Checklist of Dos and Don'ts |
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4 Managing Performance/Conduct |
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4.2 Coaching and Counselling |
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4.4 Warnings and Suspensions |
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4.5 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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5 Termination of Employees for Performance or Disciplinary Reasons |
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5.2 Separation/Severance Pay |
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5.4 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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6 Layoffs, Reductions in Force, and/or Redundancies as a Result of Job Eliminations or other Restructuring |
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6.2 Reductions in Force/Layoffs/Job Eliminations |
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6.4 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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7 Labour and Employment Law Ramifications upon Acquisition or Sale of a Business |
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7.2 Acquisition of a Business |
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7.3 Acquisition Checklist |
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8 Use of Alternative Workforces: Independent Contractors, Contract Employees, and Temporary or Leased Workers |
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8.2 Independent Contractors |
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8.5 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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9 Obligations to Bargain Collectively with Trade Unions: Employees' Right to Strike and Company's Right to Continue Business Operations |
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9.1 Overview of Unions' Right to Organize |
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9.2 Right of Employees to Join Unions |
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9.3 How Employees Select Unions |
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9.4 Pre-election Campaigning |
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9.5 Unfair Labour Practices |
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9.6 Relocation of Work/Shutdown of Business |
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9.7 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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10 Working Conditions: Hours of Work and Payment of Wages: By Statute or Collective Agreements |
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10.1 Overview of Wage and Hours Laws |
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10.4 Meal and Rest Periods |
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10.5 Deductions from Wages |
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10.7 Exemptions to Wage and Hour Laws |
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10.9 Recordkeeping Requirements |
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10.10 Reductions in Compensation Caused by Economic Downturn |
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10.11 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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11 Other Working Conditions and Benefits: By Statutes, Collective Agreements or Company Policy |
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11.1 Health and Other Insurance |
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11.2 Pension and Retirement Benefits |
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11.3 Vacation and Holiday Payments on Termination |
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11.5 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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12.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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13 Company's Obligation to Provide Safe and Healthy Workplace |
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13.1 Overview of Safety and Environmental Laws and Regulations |
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13.6 Injury Or Accident At Work |
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13.9 Checklists of Do's and Don'ts |
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14 Immigration, Secondment and Foreign Assignment |
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14.1 Overview Laws Controlling Immigration |
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14.2 Recruiting, Screening and Hiring Process |
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14.3 Obligation of Employer to Enforce Immigration Laws |
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14.5 Secondment/Foreign Assignment |
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14.6 Checklist of Dos and Don'ts |
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15 Restrictive Covenants and Protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information |
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15.2 The Law of Trade Secrets |
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15.3 Restrictive Covenants and Non-compete Agreements |
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15.4 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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16 Protection of Whistleblowing Claims |
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16.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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17 Prohibition of Discrimination in the Workplace |
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17.1 Overview of Anti-discrimination Laws |
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17.4 Sex Discrimination/Sexual Harassment |
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17.5 Handicap and Disability Discrimination |
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17.6 National Origin Discrimination |
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17.7 Religious Discrimination |
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17.8 Military Status Discrimination |
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17.9 Pregnancy Discrimination |
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17.10 Marital Status Discrimination |
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17.11 Sexual Orientation Discrimination |
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17.13 Constructive Discharge |
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17.14 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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18 Smoking in the Workplace |
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18.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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19 Use of Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace |
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19.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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20 AIDS, HIV, SARS, Bloodborne Pathogens |
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20.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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21 Dress and Grooming Requirements |
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21.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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22 Privacy, Technology and Transfer of Personal Data |
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22.1 Privacy Rights of Employees |
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22.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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23 Workplace Investigations for Complaints of Discrimination, Harassment, Fraud, Theft and Whistleblowing |
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23.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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24 Affirmative Action/Non-Discrimination Requirements |
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24.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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25 Resolution of Labour, Discrimination and Employment Disputes: Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation |
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25.1 Internal Dispute Resolution Process |
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25.2 Mediation and Conciliation |
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25.5 Fines, Penalties and Damages |
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25.6 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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26 Employer Recordkeeping, Data Protection, and Employee Access to Personnel Files and Records |
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26.3 Confidentiality Rules |
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27 Required Notices and Postings |
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27.2 Checklist of Do's and Don'ts |
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