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Achkar Law Blog
What Happens If An Employee Is Classified As a Contractor?
What happens when a worker is classified as a contractor, when really they are an employee? When it comes to creating a work relationship, parties will typically enter into an…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Federal Budget Bill Changes Canada Labour Code and Economic Support Programs
By Andrew Shaw, Ajanthana Anandarajah, Alessandra Fusco
On June 29, 2021, the Federal Government passed Bill C-30, Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1, introducing a number of changes impacting federally regulated workplaces and extending existing COVID-19 related…
Stacey R. Ball Blog
What You Need to Know About New Administrative Monetary Penalties Under the Canada Labour Code
It is important for federal regulated employers to be aware of the newly introduced administrative monetary penalties under Part IV of the Canada Labour Code (“Code”). The changes came into…
Stacey R. Ball Blog
My Employer Is Forcing Me To Leave My Job, What Should I Do?
Generally, the law provides some protection to employees when the employer wants to fire them. For example, the Ontario Employment Standards Act stipulates that most employees who have worked more than three…
Achkar Law Blog
Canada Labour Code Changes: Violence and Harassment
With all that has happened in 2020, it can be easy to forget changes introduced earlier in the year. This article outlines the earlier amendments to the Canada Labour Code…
Achkar Law Blog
Vacation Entitlements During COVID-19
Most federal and provincial employees have vacation entitlements. Details are found in the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), respectively. Vacation entitlements during COVID-19 may differ from…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Increased Inspection Powers and New Administrative Penalty System under Canada Labour Code
By Ajanthana Anandarajah, Alessandra Fusco, Andrew Shaw
Last week, the federal government passed Bill C-44, Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1 ("Bill C-44"), introducing a new administrative monetary penalty system under Part IV of the Canada Labour Code (the "Code") and broadening…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
A Canadian Cautionary Tale on Settlements for Federally Regulated Employers
A Federal Court of Appeal decision, Bank of Montreal v. Li, is a cautionary tale for federally regulated employers about the limits of settlement agreements in resolving unjust dismissal complaints.…
Stacey R. Ball Blog
REINSTATEMENT RIGHTS IN ONTARIO
What is Reinstatement Reinstatement can occur under certain circumstances where an employee who has been terminated is entitled to resume their previous employment. Generally, there are three ways for an…
Global Workplace Insider
On allegations of sexual harassment made on social media in Quebec: what employers need to know
By Global Workplace Insider Team
Over the last few weeks, several cases of sexual harassment allegations have been posted both openly and anonymously on social media in Quebec. One issue that will surface for employers…