Martin Ejidra
Prior to joining the Employment Law Boutique, Martin worked as an employment lawyer and workplace investigator at a leading mid-size firm, where he gained significant experience assisting both employers and employees and investigating allegations of harassment, human rights and occupational health and safety matters for various public and private companies and organizations, and in particular, in respect of allegations of anti-Black racism.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
What is the hot issue in every workplace right now? Vaccine policies of course. We have yet to see a court or administrative tribunal definitively answer whether vaccine policies violate health privacy laws or employee privacy generally or whether an employer’s...
Unconscious Gender Bias is Discrimination says HRTO
In a seminal decision released on March 18, 2021, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has issued a finding supporting a claim of gender-based discrimination in relation to the unconscientious perception of the applicant as a woman and the gender bias which was...
Violation of Public Health Requirements and Termination for Cause
While cases before the courts will wind their way through slowly, labour arbitration hearings can move at a quicker pace. Some COVID issues have already been decided in the collective bargaining context. Of note is a recent arbitration decision in the federal context...