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The Perils of Bias in Workplace GenAI

In the rapidly evolving landscape of tech, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is becoming a central player, especially in sectors like customer service, content creation, and human resources.

While GenAI offers groundbreaking efficiencies and capabilities (and excites the sci-fi nerds in all of us), it also poses unique challenges, particularly when it comes to biased outputs. This issue, often summarized by the old adage “garbage in, garbage out,” reflects the reality that AI systems can only be as unbiased as the data they are trained on.

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Employee Resignations: The Basics

In the world of employment law, terminations tend to steal the spotlight. But what about when the employee is the one ending the employment relationship?

Employee Resignations: The Basics

Here is an overview of the law of resignation, and what employers need to know when they receive an employee’s “two weeks’ notice”. 

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An Employee Has Requested a Leave of Absence, Now What?

Employers often wonder how to handle requests for leaves of absence from employees.

This requires understanding the various options available depending on the terms of employment and benefit plans, but also obligations under employment standards legislation and human rights legislation. This balancing act can become burdensome and lead to liability for employers if mishandled. 

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Attention Employers: Legal Changes Coming to Job Posting Requirements

Attention employers and job seekers! As a result of some incoming changes to the Employment Standards Act, job postings are about to look different!

Attention Employers: Legal Changes Coming to Job Posting Requirements

Ontario’s Working For Workers Four Act received Royal Assent on March 21, 2024. And now, a brief interlude on Ontario’s law-making process in case you’ve forgotten: Royal Assent is the last step in the process that makes a Bill law.

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Exiting Employees on a Disability Leave

The dust has settled post-pandemic and employees are out of sorts. Turnover is high across all industries as people regroup and sort through what they want out of their career.

Exiting Employees on a Disability Leave

We regularly hear about employees resisting commuting, moving on quicker than ever when the job gets difficult, and when regular feedback gets uncomfortable.

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Wage Deductions: Ontario Law Explained

Nobody wants to receive a paycheque that’s smaller than they were expecting, but sometimes, wage deductions are necessary. So, when can an employer make deductions from an employee’s wages?

Wage Deductions: Ontario Law Explained

In Ontario, the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) provides guidelines regarding what deductions are permissible, in order to protect employees and their earnings. 

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