Tribunal finds Discrimination Based on Immigration Status
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has issued what is likely to be considered a precedent setting decision on the issue of discrimination on the basis of citizenship. The Tribunal in...
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Changes to Employment Standards in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador
Recently, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador have amended their respective employment standards legislation in order to correspond to the federal changes to employment insurance. The changes to the New...
Get your butt outside! The Ontario government has PAUSED the Smoke-Free Ontario Act
The new Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, which was scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2018, has been PAUSED by the Government of Ontario. As discussed in our e2r...
Termination of Benefits at Age 65
A recent interim decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) on May 18, 2018 has the potential to significantly impact an employer’s ability to terminate employee benefits after...
Another Province Gets Hit With Minimum Standards Changes
On June 12, 2018, Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 176: An Act to amend the Act respecting labour standards and other legislative provisions mainly to facilitate family-work balance. The amendments to...
Get your butt outside! The Ontario government expands the Smoke-Free Ontario Act
On July 1, 2018, the new Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (“SFO Act”) will come into force. This piece of legislation repeals and replaces the Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2015 and the...
Pull the Plug: Quebec Proposes Legislation Allowing Workers to Disconnect
Among other recently proposed changes to Quebec’s labour laws was a private member’s bill which, if passed, would require employers to implement an after hours’ policy allowing employees to disconnect...
Supreme Court of Canada Finds Quebec Pay Equity Legislation Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued two decisions that found that Quebec’s pay equity legislation, which was intended to ensure equal pay for men and women, is unconstitutional. Quebec...
Amended and New Leaves of Absence Proposed by BC Government
Continuing the recent trend reported in prior e2r® Alerts, on April 9, 2018, the BC Government introduced Bill 6 – Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018, which proposes to amend the...
Is Working from Home a Fundamental Term of Employment?
Do you have employees working from home? Have you ever contemplated ending this arrangement? If so, it may not be as simple as you think! At the end of 2017,...