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...
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...
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...
In a surprising decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the court recently reduced an employee’s common law reasonable notice period by two (2) months due to her failure...
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a company to pay significant damages after terminating an employee who made a sexual harassment complaint. The employee, a sales associate for a...
Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) received royal assent on June...
Ontario employers with a payroll of $2.5 million or more are required under Section 64 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to pay statutory severance pay to...
Recently we sent out an Alert outlining how the current Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”) could be considered constructive dismissal at common law. Well there appears to be a disagreement...
The Ontario government has once again extended the deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”), which had been set to expire on July 3rd, 2021, and now will end on September...
British Columbia Following in Ontario’s footsteps, British Colombia now requires employers to provide employees with up to three paid sick days where they stay home for the following reasons: Diagnosed...