Clear analysis.
Deep authority.
An evolving collection of Canadian employment law and workplace human rights analysis, organized for counsel, human resources professionals, employers and employees.
Author of Wrongful Dismissal Former Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Cases on Employment Law
The site’s subject chapters, case analyses, charts and indexes are updated as the law develops.
Start with the legal issue.
Nine comprehensive chapters bring related principles, leading decisions and practical research material together in one place.
Exceptional Damage Awards
Aggravated, punitive, Wallace, Bhasin, tort and exceptional notice claims.
Employment Contracts
Formation, interpretation, termination provisions, incentives and restrictive covenants.
Disability in the Workplace
Accommodation, medical evidence, return to work and the duty to inquire.
Workplace Human Rights
Discrimination, protected grounds, proof, procedure and remedies.
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Liability, proof, civil claims, human rights proceedings and damages.
Workplace Investigations
Fair process, investigator duties, evidence, findings and employer liability.
Mitigation
The employee’s obligation, comparable employment and the calculation of loss.
Constructive Dismissal
Unilateral changes, poisoned workplaces, suspension and repudiation.
Unjust Dismissal
The Canada Labour Code remedy, jurisdiction, procedure and reinstatement.
What’s new
Recent decisions and developing issues across Canadian employment law.
Built for serious legal research.
Charts and consolidated hubs turn a large body of decisions into material that can be reviewed and compared efficiently.
Human Rights Damage Awards
Comparative charts and summaries of injury-to-dignity and income-loss awards.
Exceptional Damages Hub
Aggravated, punitive, tort and overlapping damage claims after dismissal.
Constructive Dismissal Hub
A structured route through the governing tests and recurring factual settings.
A living legal text.
Unlike a conventional book fixed at its publication date, Harris on Canadian Employment Law is revised as courts and tribunals develop the law. The result is both a reference library and an ongoing commentary on important decisions.
