How do I fire my employee for cause?

Protecting the relationship between yourself and your clients when an employee leaves your company begins with the employment contract.

Can I monitor my employeeís electronic activity?

Employers are not prohibited from monitoring their employeesí electronic work activity. However, due to privacy concerns, employees may be opposed to electronic monitoring and employers may need to be cautious about how they approach electronic monitoring to avoid creating unnecessary friction between the company and employees.

What questions am I not allowed to ask during a job interview?

When hiring an employee, employers are not allowed to discriminate on the basis of any of the grounds protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code (the ìCodeî).

Two longtime teachers were terminated by the TDSB in January amid a major staffing shakeup

Apr 21, 2026 By John Hyde

Two longtime teachers were terminated by the TDSB in January amid a major staffing shakeup

Two longtime teachers were terminated by the TDSB in January amid a major staffing shakeup, which saw eight other teachers suspended. Despite the union’s best efforts, the labour board declined to make the hearing public. John Hyde, a management-side labour lawyer, said that while there is sometimes public interest in arbitration hearings, there is good reason for them to be held in private.

See John Hyde’s comments in Toronto Today.