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Achkar Law Blog
Does Your Employment Agreement Comply With the ESA?
Within the Province of Ontario, every employee employed by a provincially regulated employer is entitled to minimum rights and protections provided by the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). In…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Changes to Employee Paid Sick Leave Provisions in the Canada Labour Code
By By: Kathryn J. Bird, John T. Wilkinson
Significant changes are coming to the employee paid sick leave regime under Part III of the Canada Labour Code (CLC) that will affect employers with one hundred or more employees…
Achkar Law Blog
Maternity Leave in Canada: Explained
Following the birth or adoption of a child, employees are entitled to take a leave of absence from their workplace, which in Canada is known as maternity leave or pregnancy…
Stacey R. Ball Blog
Threats in the Workplace: Cause for Termination
Workplace violence, as defined under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, includes not only physical violence but also statements or behaviour that can be interpreted as threats of violence.…
Rudner Law Blog
2021: The Employment Year in Review – Part Two
Employment-Related Legislation In April 2021, the Government of Ontario introduced the Worker Income Protection Benefit (the “WIPB”), providing up to three days of paid leave to address COVID-19 related matters.…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 7-11, 2022)
Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions| Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon, Following are this week's summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for…
Stacey R. Ball Blog
Dismissed Employee Turns to UBER Job for Support: Income Held Not to be Deductible from Damages Award
Generally speaking, a wrongfully dismissed employee has a duty to mitigate their damages by seeking alternative employment. If they are successful in finding new employment, the income they receive from…
Stacey R. Ball Blog
New CIRB Decision Comments on Manager Exception to Unjust Dismissal
The Canadian Industrial Relations Board has released new decisions concerning the “managerial exception” found in section 167(3) of the Canada Labour Code – a provision which excludes “Managers” from the…
Global Workplace Insider
Employeurs fédéraux et les sanctions administratives pécuniaires
By Global Workplace Insider Team
Parmi les modifications apportées au Code canadien du travail (Code) entrées en vigueur le 1er janvier 2021, notons l’ajout de la nouvelle partie IV du Code intitulée « Sanctions administratives pécuniaires » (SAP) et…
Global Workplace Insider
Federal Employers & Administrative Monetary Penalties
By Global Workplace Insider Team
Within the several changes to the Canada Labour Code (Code) that came into force on January 1, 2021, a new Part IV to the Code entitled “Administrative Monetary Penalties” (AMPs)…