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2 days ago | hcamag.com | Paulinet Tamaray

Victim’s counsel argues workplace arrangements enabled abuse. Court examines limits of employer’s vicarious liability The Court of Appeal for British Columbia recently dealt with a case involving vicarious liability where an organisation was sued for sexual abuse perpetrated by a volunteer against a young person in their care. The volunteer had been arranged by the organisation to provide services that brought him into regular contact with the victim.

2 days ago | hcamag.com | Paulinet Tamaray

FWC examines whether business divestment constituted genuine redundancy The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a jurisdictional challenge to an unfair dismissal application, where an employer successfully argued that a worker's termination constituted genuine redundancy following a business sale.

2 days ago | hcamag.com | Paulinet Tamaray

FWC examines whether employee was forced to quit or left voluntarily The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a general protections case involving a service technician who claimed he was forced to resign from his position due to his employer's unreasonable conduct over several months.

2 days ago | hcamag.com | Lauren Johnson

Hundreds of HR pros swap the boardroom for bold ideas, escape rooms, wine tastings and F1 simulators at the inaugural HRFutureFest event in Toronto More than 700 HR professionals gathered at the first annual HRFutureFest in Toronto on June 3 for a day of connections, career inspiration and fun. The festival shook up the typical, often predictable, conference experience by combining hands-on learning with fun experiences.

2 days ago | hcamag.com | Jim Wilson

Province also accelerating nursing programs Ontario is taking steps to increase its healthcare workforce. The provincial government is allowing qualified United States-licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and registered practical nurses to begin working in Ontario health settings without prior registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or the College of Nurses of Ontario.