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...
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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...
Update on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Many employers continue to experience confusion respecting the new upcoming Federal statutory holiday – the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The new holiday, which will be recognized on September...
Employer 411: Time off Work for Employees on Election Day
With a Federal Election just around the corner, now is a good time to start thinking about your obligations as an employer to provide your employees with time off work...
Working from Home and Sick Leave Abuse
A recent arbitration decision – ICBC v. MoveUP (Canadian Office and Professional Employees’ Union Local 378) (Mundy Grievance) – highlights how sick leave abuse by employees could be cause for termination, even...