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I have an employee that has been on short term disability, she is returning to work in Sept but is being difficult on her duties for her return as per her doctor. She wants to meet to discuss what her future looks like but wants info that we cannot provide as we have no updates from her family doctor. We are unsure of her intentions and why she is pushing back and asking us for information that we cannot provide her as we have no information from her family doctor

I have been employed at the store for 29yrs. The company is closing the store. They have offered me 44wks paid bi weekly however if I get another job they will cut my severance by 50% are they legally allowed to do this if I get another job. I am the store director.

I work for a cleaning company in a Hospital in Ontario. I am unionized. The Hospital has the " in house " environment services and the us, " core housekeeping" . It seems the hospital will take over the core housekeeping department and terminate the contrat with Aramark. I have worked 2 years as part time and full timer since 2019. Do the hospital have to hire me as a full timer?

I am currently employed by a federally regulated company and am on short-term disability (STD) leave. During my STD leave, I submitted a workplace harassment and violence complaint to the company’s HR department. However, HR informed me that based on an assessment report from the insurance company, proceeding with my complaint would negatively impact my health. As a result, they have decided to hold off on processing my complaint. Unless I submit a doctor’s note confirming that handling the complaint will not affect my health, then they will proceed my complaint I am concerned about the legality of this requirement and whether the company is obligated to continue handling my harassment complaint regardless of my medical leave status. Could you please advise: Whether HR’s actions in delaying the complaint until a medical note is provided constitute a serious violation of the law? Whether this situation amounts to disability discrimination? Thank you very much for your time and assistance.

When purchasing a business, if there is a clause that the new ownership is not liable for severance pay, who would be liable for the severance amount if an employee is terminated?