Saskatchewan Requires Paid Time off for Jab
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are slowly becoming available, employers have been questioning not only whether they can mandate the vaccine but what benefits they can provide (or have to provide)...
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Bad Behaviour Costs Employer $60,000!
A recent B.C. case, Fobert v. MCRCI Medicinal Cannabis Resource Centre Inc., highlights the potential cost of handling an employee’s termination in a ‘vindictive and malicious way’. After a year...
COVID-19 and the Common Law Reasonable Notice Period
Is COVID-19 and its impact on the economy a factor our courts will consider when assessing common law reasonable notice? The answer: It depends. The recent decision of Yee v....
New year, new you! Non-COVID goals that your organization may want to tackle in 2021…
With the chaos of 2020 behind us, and a glimmer of hope on the horizon, what better time than the present to identify some organizational goals that are not related...
Public Service Announcement for Federally Regulated Employers – Review your Employment Contracts!
Employers governed provincially and particularly those in Ontario have unfortunately become all too accustomed to courts deciding the termination provision in their employment agreements is unenforceable because it fails to...
$25,000 Awarded to Employee Who Was Terminated for Raising COVID-19 Concerns
A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) decision confirms that employers will have to pay significant damages in the event an employee is terminated for raising health and safety...
Ontario’s State of Emergency
As a follow up to yesterday’s e-Alert regarding Ontario’s second state of emergency, we wanted to share further information provided by the government late yesterday regarding what businesses are permitted...
Ontario Declares Second State of Emergency
Today the Ontario government announced a second state of emergency and new restrictions to help stop the ongoing spread of COVID-19. The new restrictions come into effect at 12:01am on...
Apologies and Just Cause
A recent Ontario Superior Court case confirms that refusing to apologize for alleged misconduct does not automatically equate to just cause for termination. In Hucsko v. A.O. Smith Enterprises, a...
Ontario Extends Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Again
Late yesterday the Ontario government extended the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”), meaning employers don’t need to come to any termination decisions just yet. Originally slated to end on January...