Carole McAfee Wallace

For carriers of all sizes, a few AES Offence convictions in a short period can quickly become a risk to its operations. The MTO automatically begins imposing disciplinary measures when a carrier’s Overall Violation Rate exceeds 35% of its threshold.

Gardiner Roberts LLP are most popular: within Immigration topic(s) with Finance and Tax Executives and Inhouse Counsel with readers working within the Property, Law Firm and Construction & Engineering industries Worker misclassification is an ongoing issue in many workplaces and industries. Both provincial and federal employment standards legislation include prohibitions against employers treating workers as independent contractors, if they are employees.

The key to any successful transportation business is its loyal customers. In today’s economy, however, even loyal customers may be persuaded to change transportation providers if the price is right. One effective way to protect against this is to include in employment contracts post-employment obligations on departing employees – especially on those employees who are the ‘face’ of the company in the eyes of the customer.