Posted by Sheryl on May 10, 2013 in Industry News, Portfolio/Other, Retirement |
BY SHERYL SMOLKIN
ADVISOR FOR BUSINESS
SPRING 2013
A dvisors who have moved into selling group products say offering both individual and group helps cement
business relationships and makes their clients less vulnerable to overtures from their competitors. It also adds to their bottom line.
But in the path to group success, there is key learning at every stage, particularly around the investment of time and return expectations.
Take Alan Coles. In the early 1980s, he started his careerin...
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Posted by Sheryl on Oct 22, 2012 in Legal, Portfolio/Other, Retirement |
BY Sheryl Smolkin lawyer and journalist | October 22, 2012
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When Clarence Gustavson’s retiree benefits were changed to cut his out-of-province coverage, he sued the company that did it. The trial judge sided with Gustavson so the company, Timberwest Forest Corp., appealed the decision.
Read about the first court decision: B.C. court stop changes to retiree health benefits
In his appeal decision, Justice B.D. Mackenzie did not accept the company’s submission that there...
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Posted by Sheryl on Oct 7, 2012 in HR Issues, Legal, Portfolio/Other |
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BY Sheryl Smolkin, lawyer and journalist | September 13, 2012
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Even when an employment contract complies with the Employment Standards Act, an employer can end up paying much more than expected if the contract is at all ambiguous.
A recent case demonstrates how employers are not always protected by legally correct employment contracts. Read on to learn what advisors and employers can learn from this case.
The case
When John Wright was hired as an executive at the Young and...
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Posted by Sheryl on Sep 20, 2012 in HR Issues, Legal, Portfolio/Other |
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BY Sheryl Smolkin, lawyer and journalist | September 20, 2012
The idea of duty to accommodate has typically arisen around parents with children. Employers have wrestled with the extent of this duty to avoid employee claims of discrimination based on family status.
There’s another duty to accommodate concern employers need to be aware of and it’s one that’s expected to grow in the coming years.
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently ruled on the case of a senior...
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Posted by Sheryl on Sep 20, 2012 in HR Issues, Legal, Portfolio/Other |
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BY Sheryl Smolkin, lawyer and journalist | September 20, 2012
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently ruled on the case of a senior architect who was fired because he frequently worked at home instead of at the office in order to care for his severely disabled mother.
The adjudicator found that the company should have accommodated his need for a flexible work arrangement and awarded him $15,000 for injury to his dignity, feelings and self-respect.
Read more:Legal...
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Posted by Sheryl on Aug 21, 2012 in Deleted, Legal, Portfolio/Other |
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BY Sheryl Smolkin, lawyer and journalist | August 21, 2012
A disabled truck driver who was on long-term disability for four years was still entitled to eight weeks of termination pay when fired.
This was even though Calvin Wright, who lived in Dryden, Ont. wasn’t fit enough to get his job back, which an arbitrator has ruled.
Wright worked for Ricci Trucking and Communications for 11 years until he was injured in a car accident in Nov. 2007. He was making $1,086 a week...
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