In recent years, provincial legislatures across Canada have increasingly focused on compensation transparency as a tool to address pay disparities in the workplace. While the federal government requires that federally regulated private sector employers across Canada conduct pay equity exercises,
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From Flexibility to Employer Obligation: Remote Work and Constructive Dismissal
Key Takeaways
Remote work arrangements may become binding terms of employment when they are applied consistently and relied on by employees. Changes to work location can therefore give rise to a constructive dismissal claim, similar to what can occur when
When Averaging Is Not Enough: Ontario Court Rejects Three-Year Bonus Average in Favour of a Comparator Approach
Special thanks to our articling student Rana Aly for contributing to this update.
Key Takeaways
Employers often assume that bonus damages in a wrongful dismissal claim will be calculated by averaging the employee’s last three years of compensation. A recent
Now available – The Global Employer: Focus on Global Immigration & Mobility Handbook 2026
We are thrilled to announce that the latest edition of The Global Employer: Focus on Global Immigration & Mobility is now available! This handy, online reference guide is provided complimentary to our client HR and legal teams and includes:
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Common Pitfalls When Performing Occupational Health and Safety Workplace Incident Investigations
From ergonomic complaints to fatalities, workplaces inevitably face accidents and other safety incidents. Employers rely on effective investigations to respond to these incidents. Occupational health and safety legislation often also requires employers to investigate, either explicitly or implicitly, as part
From Badges to Biometrics: What Employers Need to Know About Employee Monitoring in Canada and the US (Video Chat)
Employee monitoring tools — badge and access logs, video surveillance, productivity and activity tracking, and even biometrics — can strengthen security and operations, but they also create real privacy, employment, and (in some cases) criminal-law risk. In this installment of
Modernizing Quebec’s Occupational Health and Safety Regime: Key Employer Obligations in 2026
Special thanks to our articling student Rana Aly for contributing to this update.
Quebec’s multi‑year modernization of its occupational health and safety (OHS) system reached full implementation in late 2025. There are permanent prevention and participation mechanisms under the Act
North America Employment Partner Inducted as Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
George Avraam, a distinguished trial and appellate litigation partner in the Firm’s Toronto office, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), one of the most selective and prestigious honors in the legal profession.
Employee Monitoring in Canada: What Employers Need to Know
Special thanks to our articling student Rana Aly for contributing to this update.
Employers monitoring their employees in the workplace should be cognizant of their obligations under employment and data privacy laws. This article provides a primer on legal requirements
Join Us for Our 2026 Canadian Employer Update Webinar on February 4
Join us for our 2026 Labour & Employment Webinar on February 4, where we’ll unpack the most significant developments shaping workplace law in Canada. This year brings critical updates that every employer needs to understand, from evolving termination clauses and new