Ontario Finally Provides Info for Paid Sick Day Reimbursement
Good news for Ontario employers who were wondering how to seek reimbursement for the paid sick days mandated back in April. The government has finally updated their website to include...
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Attention Ontario Employers: Court confirms IDEL a Constructive Dismissal at Common Law
A recent Ontario case (Coutinho v. Ocular Health Centre Ltd.) has confirmed what most employment lawyers had suspected – placing an employee on a deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”)...
Further Information on Ontario’s Paid Sick Days
As a follow-up to our April 30th Alert where we outlined the new COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, which required employers to provide three paid sick days to most of...
Manitoba Announces Pandemic Sick Leave Program; BC Proposes COVID-related Paid Sick Days
On May 7, 2021, the Manitoba provincial government announced the Pandemic Sick Leave program to provide employers with up to $600 per employee for up to 5 days for COVID-19...
Ontario Approves Paid Sick Days
The Ontario government has passed the new COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, which will mandate employers to provide three paid sick days to most employees. Provincially regulated employees (federally regulated...
Objection to mask-wearing for personal reasons is NOT subject to human rights protection!
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal recently refused to hear a case regarding an employee’s objection to wearing a mask at work. In The Worker v. The District Managers (2021...
Alberta Requires Paid Time off for Jab
Following last week’s e-Alert, where we noted that Alberta was expanding its unpaid personal and family responsibility leave to include getting the COVID-19 vaccine, the province has now changed course...
British Columbia Establishes Vaccine Leave; Alberta Takes a Different Approach
British Columbia has become the second province (joining Saskatchewan) to provide a new job-protected leave for employees getting the COVID-19 vaccine. In particular, this new leave allows employees to take...
Masks Now Mandatory in all Quebec Workplaces
In a further effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, Quebec’s workplace safety board (CNESST) has now made it mandatory for masks to be worn at all times in the...
Pregnancy impacts reasonable notice period – 5 months’ notice awarded for only 4.5 months of service
A recent Ontario decision provides a vital reminder to employers about the importance of an enforceable termination provision and the risks associated with terminating pregnant employees. In Nahum v. Honeycomb...