Ed Canning
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 2
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Aug 15, 2026
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Terminations directly following a sick leave are dangerous (opens the original)
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Terminating an employee soon after they return from a disability leave can be a perilous journey. The calls I get from employers often go like this: Jane had been working three years in the accounting department when she took a three-month disability leave. The employer doesnât know what the leave was for because it is not their business and it is contrary to the Ontario Human Rights Code to ask. Jane has now sent in a note from her doctor confirming that she is able to return to work with eit
When saying ‘no’ gets you fired (opens the original)
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Ed Canning practises labour and employment law with Ross & McBride LLP, in Hamilton, representing both employers and employees. He is a freelance contributing columnist for the Hamilton Spectator. Email him at ecanning@rossmcbride.com. A young woman named Angela already had a part-time job but was looking for another or full-time work. She responded to an ad for a painting company and was hired to work at $20 an hour. Her partner was also hired along with her. The boss who owned the painting com
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