Employee absenteeism is one of the most challenging issues an employer faces and it can impact productivity and morale in the workplace. In addressing absenteeism issues, employers must be aware of the interplay between their legitimate expectation that employees attend work regularly and the many valid reasons for absences, including statutory leaves and an employee’s human rights. Building on our Attendance Management Training Workshop 101, this program will examine specific issues relating to absenteeism and best practices in dealing with them.
Industry: Long-Term Care and Home Care
Attendance Management Training Workshop 101
This program is intended to introduce employers to one of the most important tools available to address absenteeism – an attendance management program or policy.
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop
This session focuses on investigation fundamentals. Attendees will learn the key takeaways from case law and best practices for investigating workplace incidents.
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Investigation Fundamentals and Best Practices (Part 1)
Strong workplace investigations start with the fundamentals. Join us for the first part of this interactive workshop series as they cover investigation essentials and tips to help you build a clear approach from the ground up.
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop
This session focuses on investigation fundamentals. Attendees will learn the key takeaways from case law and best practices for investigating workplace incidents
Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Applying What You Know (Part 2)
In this session, attendees will apply the skills they learned during the Workplace Investigation Training Workshop: Investigation Fundamentals and Best Practices (Part 1) by taking part in an interactive investigation exercise.
Duty to Accommodate Workshop
Knowing how to manage the accommodation process related to an individual’s code-defined disability can be a day-to-day challenge for employers and service providers alike. How you respond to an individual’s request can mean significant liability for your organization. In this hands-on, interactive workshop, we will review the tools needed to address and manage disability and accommodation issues in the workplace.
Disability Accommodation and Racial Discrimination in the Workplace
Disability accommodation and racial discrimination are not well-suited to cookie cutter solutions. To help guide you through these consequential workplace challenges, this workshop will provide a legal update on racial discrimination, the accommodation process, systemic discrimination, and medical documentation management.
Ontario Medical Association (OMA): 14th Day in Occupational Medicine
What does “enough” medical documentation look like in today’s workplace? Hicks Morley’s Sean Reginio will discuss how employers can effectively assess medical documentation while navigating accommodation requests in Ontario Medical Association’s 14th Day in Occupational Medicine on May 23.
Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses
On April 15, 2026, the Government of Canada announced that it had tabled draft regulations under the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act (Act). Although the draft regulations have not yet been publicly released, the Government published a Description of the Proposed Regulations, which forms the basis of this summary.