By Hilary Findlay. We are often asked to help sport organizations determine appropriate notice periods where employees are being released without cause. This can be a tricky task. While there are a number of factors that should be considered, most are very difficult to quantify. The result has been that length of service often became [...]
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Employee or Contractor? A New Perspective
The recent Ontario court decision of McKee v Reids Heritage Homes Ltd (RHH) has created yet another installment of the already confusing definition between who is an employee and who is a contractor. Specifically, this case distinguished between an employee and a contractor and what significance the true nature of the relationship between the two [...]
Human Resources Guide for Community Sport: Managing Employees
by Rachel Corbett. This Guide, authored by Barb Schimnowsky, is a human resources handbook to support the professional development of local sport clubs and associations. Designed for club executive members and administrators to assist in the management of paid employees, the Guide offers best practices, employment resources and numerous templates that may be adapted to [...]
Overtime: A Ticking Time Bomb?
Curiously, we have been approached three times in the last month by sport organizations confronted with requests from employees to be paid out for significant accumulated overtime hours. In all cases, these claims have proved legitimate. A warning bell is ringing here! We would like to share this information with our newsletter readers. Under provincial [...]
Workplace Law Quiz!
Are you up to speed on employment law issues in your workplace? Take this quiz to test your knowledge! 1. An employment contract for an indefinite term provides notice periods for termination that match the statutory minimum in employment standards legislation but no more. Is the contract enforceable? 2. An Executive Director (ED) of a [...]
Case Law Comment – Ceccol v. Ontario Gymnastics Federation (1999)
A fundamental principle in employment law is that when terminating a contract without cause, an employer must give reasonable notice. This principle is not absolute however, as it does not apply to fixed-term contracts, as these contracts simply run their course and then cease. It comes as no surprise then that some employers have gotten [...]
So you want to be a contractor?
by Rachel Corbett. Most working relationships in sport organizations are relationships of employment, governed by employment standards legislation. In some cases, however, individuals such as coaches may perform services for a sport organization under an independent contract, and these relationships are governed by contract law. There are critical distinctions between being an employee and being [...]
A Guide to Employment Contracts for Coaches
This handbook is written for the paid coach who works part-time or full-time in a coaching position for a sport organization, club, educational institution, and/or a combination of these employers. The purpose of this handbook is three-fold: 1. to explain the critical distinction between an employee relationship and a contractor relationship; 2. to suggest some [...]
Case Comment: Pritchard v. Ontario Human Rights Commission, Ontario Divisional Court (1999)
Court decisions are a critical source of information about the proper interpretation of the laws and rules that govern so many of our actions. Our goal with comments on case law is to provide you with an accurate summary of the main issues in the case, and to comment on the case’s possible relevance. Keep [...]
