Another Minimum Wage Increase Coming for Ontario
Earlier this fall, Ontario’s minimum wage increased by $0.10 to $14.35 per hour, however, that number is now set to increase even more. Effective January 1, 2022, Ontario’s new general...
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Ontario Extends COVID-19 Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave
The Ontario government announced on December 7, 2021 that it will be extending the Worker Income Protection Benefit program, which provides three (3) paid infectious disease emergency leave days, until...
5 Paid Sick Days per Year for B.C. Employees
Effective January 1, 2022, all employees covered by the British Columbia Employment Standards Act (Act) will be entitled to 5 paid sick days per year. The entitlement is in addition...
Ontario Passes “Right to Disconnect” Legislation
On November 30th, 2021, the Ontario government passed the Working for Workers Act (“Act”). The Act, which was first introduced back in October, will require employers with 25 or more...
Significant human rights tribunal awards for an employer’s failure to use their preferred pronouns
Both the BC and Ontario Human Rights Tribunals have recently issued significant general damages awards to employees where an employer failed to respect the employee’s request for the employer to...
Ontario Introduces “Right to Disconnect” Legislation
Ontario has taken the first step towards requiring employers to provide employees with the ‘right to disconnect’ from work., The Working for Workers Act, 2021 (“Act”) has been introduced (but...
Inducement, Bad Faith Conduct and Insensitive Termination Costs Employer $140,000
The B.C. Supreme Court recently awarded a terminated employee, with less than three months of service, more than $140,000 in wrongful dismissal and aggravated damages. The employer in this case...
Updates to minimum wage rates across Canada
Employers in Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador and Saskatchewan, will be required to comply with the new increased minimum wage effective October 1, 2021. Effective October 1, 2021, the general...
Coming in Hot!! Changes to the Canada Labour Code for Federally Regulated Employers
New legislation has been passed, resulting in several changes to the Canada Labour Code that directly affect federally regulated employers. For the purpose of clarity, the below changes do not impact provincially regulated...
IDEL Now Set to End on January 1, 2022
Back in June the Ontario government extended the deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) to September 25th, 2021 – it has now been extended once again and will end on...