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Ski Area Resources
Explore useful workplace health & safety resources, templates, and tools curated for ski areas below.
Conducting an Incident Investigation for Ski Areas
WHAT ARE INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS?
Restaurant Resources
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Hotel and Accommodation Resources
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COR Health and Safety Program Toolkit
An effective occupational health and safety (OHS) program encompasses effective management leadership, a firm commitment to the program by all involved and a willingness to continually improve the workplace safety culture.
Wrongful Dismissal Damages and Pension Benefits
In IBM Canada v. Waterman, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has considered the deductibility of pension benefits from wrongful dismissal damages in a decision that may also have implications for the deductibility of other types of payments.
Damages Reduced for Failure to Accept Recall After Improper Layoff
A British Columbia production supervisor has successfully sued his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was laid off indefinitely, but the BC Supreme Court reduced the worker’s damages by half because the worker refused the employer’s offer of recall.
What Happens When Small Business Ignores HR Issues
Today, small-business owners frequently hire employees without considering all potential pitfalls. They often make decisions quickly, choosing the path of least resistance. Later, such decisions can have catastrophic results; ensuing legal costs can result in bankruptcy. Even though the following five hypothetical cases don’t specifically involve tourism related businesses, it is important to realize they could!
Soft Departure
Most people believe that a dismissed employee should leave the premises immediately. But the over-whelming majority of employees will react as professionally as the employer permits.
Best Practices for Terminating Employees
A few years ago, we worked with a client who decided to part ways with a long-standing and trusted executive. The CEO and HR executive met with him to deliver the news, but instead of telling him to leave immediately, they gave him full control over how he spent his final day.