If you thought COVID-19 was over, think again. The Ontario government has just announced that it will be extending the Worker Income Protection Benefit program yet again until March 31,...
Over the past several months, many employers across Canada have implemented mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies within their workforce. In the context of labour arbitrations, unions have challenged their reasonableness and...
It is common for businesses to hire seasonal employees to work during the summer months or other peak seasons. Hiring these kinds of employees can be a beneficial way for...
In December 2013, The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (“AMA”) became law, with the goal of making meaningful strides in accessibility across the province, by 2023. The Accessibility Standard for Employment,...
Quebec has recently passed a controversial bill that has left many employers operating in the province wondering how this will affect them. Bill 96 – An Act respecting French, the...
With the Ontario Provincial 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...
As the deadline for employers to have a Disconnecting from Work Policy created and issued to employees is fast-approaching (June 2, 2022), we wanted to take a moment to remind...
As you may be aware from our recent e2r™ Alert, a recent change to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) requires employers with 25 or more employees on January...
The Ontario government’s second Working For Workers Act, 2022 was passed on April 7, 2022 and will take effect on the later of July 1, 2022 or the date the...
Recently, in Reotech Construction Ltd. v. Snider (2022), British Columbia’s Supreme Court reversed a trial court decision that declined to deduct the employee’s Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) payments from...