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- Why Growing Businesses Choose Boutique Employment Law Firms Like SpringLaw
As your small or medium-sized business grows, you’ll face more complex employment law questions. When those issues arise, one big decision often follows: should you hire an in-house lawyer, or rely on external legal counsel?While having a lawyer on your payroll may sound convenient, many growing com … Read more »
- What Ontario’s Human Rights Code Means for Your Workplace
Grounds and Areas of Protection Under Ontario’s Human Rights Code — Including Contractual ProtectionsOntario’s Human Rights Code (the “Code”) protects people from discrimination and harassment in specific areas of public life based on personal characteristics, known as “grounds.” The settings where … Read more »
- Minimum Wage Increases Now in Effect Across Several Provinces
As of October 1, 2025, minimum wage rates have officially increased in several provinces. Employers should review their payroll practices to ensure they remain compliant with the new rates and related employment standards obligations.New Minimum Wage RatesThe following provincial increases came into … Read more »
- Attention Employers: It’s Time to Audit Your Employment Contracts
Employment contracts shouldn’t be considered “set it and forget it” documents. With what feels like almost constantly evolving case law, employers need to keep contracts up to date or risk having key provisions thrown out by a court. If a termination clause is found to be invalid, the promises in yo … Read more »
- How You Can Use AI to Promote Diversity in Your Company
The Case for DiversityBeyond all the moral and ethical reasons for promoting a diverse workforce, the business case for diversity is clear. A decade ago, a McKinsey study of 366 companies in Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and the United States found clear business advantages for diverse … Read more »