A recent decision (Besse v. Reach CPA Inc.) from British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (“CRT”) has caught the attention of many – both locally and internationally – and in particular,...
The Ontario government’s second Working For Workers Act, 2022 was passed on April 7, 2022 and makes amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) that relate to the status/classification...
The Government of Canada has announced that, effective December 18, 2022, Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits will increase from 15 weeks to 26 weeks. Eligible employees who are unable to...
The British Columbia Ministry of Labour introduced Bill 41, the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No.2), 2022, in October 2022. If Bill 41 is passed into law, it will increase employers’...
The holiday season is just around the corner – yes, already! For many employers, this means gearing up for workplace holiday festivities, perhaps for the first time in-person since the...
At e2r™, the one topic we talk to our clients about daily are terminations. It is definitely one of the trickiest parts of the employment life cycle, which is further...
Please note the below changes do not impact provincially regulated employers. REMINDER FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYERS Pursuant to legislation first tabled on November 26, 2021 as An Act to amend the...
Under the common law, employers are generally required to maintain employee benefits over a common law reasonable notice period after being dismissed. This can include long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits, subject...
So, you have an employee on maternity leave and you like their replacement better? A case out of British Columbia shows that employers must be very careful how they approach...
In a previous Article, Spy Games or Legitimate Employee Monitoring, we discussed legislation that would require certain employers in Ontario to advise employees of their electronic monitoring practices. Since then,...