Hello – Goodbye:

Best Practices When Hiring and Managing Departures

One of the by-products of the COVID-19 pandemic has been seismic movement in workplace talent.  Studies suggest between 25-40% of workers will look to leave their jobs as the pandemic subsides.  As a result, employers will need to address two issues simultaneously: the recruitment of new talent and protection of the business from departing employees.

Join us as we discuss:

1. Recruitment and Hiring
   • Risks associated with ‘poaching’ an employee from an existing job.
   • Can an employer consider a candidate’s social media profile in the hiring process?
   • How to address COVID-19 vaccination.
   • Considerations if hiring into a work-from-home (remote)/hybrid arrangement.
   • Key employment terms to introduce at the hiring stage.

2. Departing Employees
   • Duties owed by a departing employee.
   • Restrictive covenants and other key employment agreement terms.
   • Ending employment during an employee’s resignation notice period.
   • Can an employee who quits due to a COVID-19 related work requirement (vaccination, remote work etc.) successfully claim constructive dismissal?