by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 9, 2015 | Our Take on Things
The Toronto Star has recently been running a series about “precarious employment”. In the series is highlighting what they believe are failings in the Ontario Employment Standards Act. Some lawyers and politicians have picked up this mantle and are now...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jun 2, 2015 | Our Take on Things
The hashtag included in the title of this Blog post is a term that keeps showing up more and more on the internet. Of course, some of the “relationship goals” seem a bit questionable, but to each their own. As a business lawyer who works with everyone from...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 26, 2015 | Our Take on Things
It’s interesting in the practice of Business Law how things go in waves. One week we have an influx of wrongful dismissal claims, like the week after the Ghomeshi allegations started, and another week, like one a few weeks back, clients are contracting with...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 19, 2015 | Our Take on Things
Ah, nothing like a few pints (well, maybe more than few) and a Soccer Match to bring out the hooligan in some people: you all know what I’m writing about. I’m writing about the FHRITP comment (Google if you must, but beware it’s NSFW – Google...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 12, 2015 | Our Take on Things
I recently read an article in the Globe & Mail that suggested cutting all men’s wages so they were equal with women’s wages. I won’t delve into the politics of equality in this Blog, but will tell you, as a woman, nothing gets me more annoyed than someone trying...
by Andriessen & Associates | May 5, 2015 | Our Take on Things
Many people when they first meet me ask me “what are you?” This didn’t happen where I grew up in BC, but in Toronto, it appears necessary to many people to put people in a box. I always answer Canadian as I am born here, however, I generally...
