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Many small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners and managers across Canada are spending more and more time searching for qualified employees, or worse, leaving positions unfilled and turning business away because they can’t keep up with demand.

Workplace laws sometimes lean on the workers. Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary -- Winston Churchill. This is as true in law as it is in life. Here is a sampling of some of the questions I received this week and the cautionary advice I provided to those employees.

An employee who is terminated without just cause has a legal entitlement to reasonable notice of termination or pay equal to the appropriate notice period. The intention of this legal principle is that a terminated employee should not suffer financially for the period they require to find alternate work (or more appropriately, the period a Court believes it should take that person to find comparable work). An individual who is not provided with appropriate notice (or payment in lieu) can enforce their right to reasonable notice by bringing a civil action for wrongful dismissal.

Canadian employees who are working extra hours but aren't getting paid for their efforts are creating their own rewards, a survey revealed. 

Statistics show that people like people who are like themselves, they buy from them, sell to them, hire them and they refer them. How then can we be sure that people know what we are really like? There is a new wave crashing over the business community that says, “It’s time to share a little of your personal self along with your professional profile.” Most of us are not sure that we really want to share more of ourselves and in fact, we like the idea of keeping our professional and our personal life separate.

A sabbatical can be a great way to recharge your batteries and get some time for yourself and see life from a different perspective. This article will cover some of the pros and cons and other issues to consider before taking a sabbatical

"Tis the Season for Holiday Parties"... As we all know there is always that one employee who stands out from the crowd and behaves completely inappropriately at the annual Holiday Party. We have all heard tips of "How Not to Behave" hundreds of times before; however, according to the statistics below, company staff still aren't listening to sound advice to stay out of trouble.

The Ontario Human Rights Code is a provincial law that recognizes the dignity and worth of every person. The Code defines the situations where discrimination is not allowed.

Active job seekers spend a great deal of time searching through job boards, recruitment sites and other employment resources in the hopes of finding positions that match their skills, knowledge and experience. It is not uncommon for candidates to apply to just one position that looks perfect, or dozens of positions that come close. This article explores an often overlooked area of the search cycle: what to do after applying for a job.
 

Job seekers are spending long, gruelling hours, hitting the job front from multiple angles, but the stress is becoming unbearable. So, I decided to build a list of de-stressing tips for your job search, which hopefully provide you with some relief.