If, like me, you estimate that you’ve heard this holiday tune about a million times, then you have probably wondered on more than one occasion, what kind of gifts are these? A partridge? I don’t care that it comes with a pear tree. Hens? Geese? I mean, other than the five golden rings (to which
Ok, not literally. But if you have kids who have gone to overnight camp, you know what I mean – it’s like being at adult camp. And this year, my kids decided that they wanted to go for the whole summer! When I share this with people and see the corresponding looks on their faces,
I was fascinated to read Leah Eichler’s article in the Globe and Mail this past weekend discussing the rise of a new breed of “accidental entrepreneurs”. Unlike traditional entrepreneurs, who are motivated by a passion to solve a problem or turn a hobby into a paying job, the “accidental entrepreneur” has been spawned by the
I was speaking at the Ontario Bar Association’s Annual Institute 2010 program last week. The session was entitled “Navigating the International Assignment Maze” and I was asked to speak about employment law implications. Surprisingly, there are quite a few! Although we have heard less in the last few years about the mobile workforce or employees
The passing of December 31 causes many of us to consider resolutions for the New Year. What will we do differently? How will we behave better? What will change? As employment lawyers, if we could suggest our top 5 resolutions for employers and employees for 2010, they would be: 1. Prepare written employment contracts for
