contents VOLUME 34 / NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2017
FEATURES
Bill 148: What You Need to Know............................. 22
It’s a stone’s throw away from becoming law, and it’s
bringing a massive wave of change to employment law. Is
your organization ready?
What Do You Know About Bill 127?......................... 28
Entitlement to chronic mental stress benefit to expand
effective Jan. 1, 2018
Meet the HR Influencers............................................ 54
Greg Pinks, CHRE, MIR, CEC
DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the Editor.................................................... 4
Laying down the law
Leadership Matters....................................................... 5
Your compass to compliance
Upfront............................................................................. 9
Legal Words.................................................................. 15
Bill 148 – Employers should prepare for new
compliance obligations
Off-Duty Conduct......................................................... 31
What to do if your employee is “one of them”
Business........................................................................ 33
How to impress the CFO
Policies and Procedures............................................ 35
Hiding in the weeds: risks and responses for employers in
the era of legalized cannabis use
Vacation Pay................................................................. 37
The next class action?
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Mitigation..................................................................... 39
Court of Appeal gives employees a “Brake” on mitigation
Employment Contracts................................................ 41
What really needs to be included?
Immigration.................................................................. 45
Strategies for HR professionals navigating Canada’s new
global talent stream
Anti-Discrimination Law............................................ 49
Does anti-discrimination law create an inclusive workplace?
Diversity........................................................................ 51
The future of diversity in the legal profession
Marijuana, vacation pay
claims and Bill 148 are just
a few of the pressing topics
on the minds of the Human
Resources Professionals
Association (HRPA)’s HR
Law Conference co-chairs.
Get a sneak peek of what
they’ll be discussing and
advising HR professionals
about at this year’s
conference. See page 20.
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