With increasing concerns over COVID-19 variants and the recent acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout to Ontario’s public, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was recently asked if the Government of Ontario would consider...more
Posting: Employment Standards Act, 2000 -
The poster is prepared by the Minister of Labour to help ensure employers understand their minimum obligations and employees know their rights.
...more
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision, Kerner v. Information Builders (Canada) Inc., 2020 ONSC 2975, clarified whether an employee was entitled to commissions that were “booked and billed” after his job termination, but...more
9/22/2020
/ Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sales Commissions ,
Wrongful Termination
With some Canada Labour Code (CLC) amendments in Bill C-44, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1 (Bill 44) having come into force in 2017 and earlier in 2019, some additional amendments in Bill C-44 came into force as...more
10/25/2019
/ Canada ,
Damages ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Rights ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labour Code ,
Leave of Absence ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The Canadian federal election is just around the corner—Monday, October 21, 2019 (Election Day). The Canada Elections Act sets out the law regarding employees’ voting entitlements on Election Day, as well as employer...more
Employers with employees in Ontario often ask about legislative requirements under various employment statutes, including mandatory policies, training and postings under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Workplace...more
3/8/2019
/ Canada ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Standards Act ,
International Labor Laws ,
Ontario ,
OSHA ,
Posting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Strict Compliance ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
On December 6, 2018, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 (“Bill 66”), passed First Reading. If Bill 66 is passed in its current form, it will impact several statutes in the province. ...more
12/13/2018
/ Administrative Authority ,
Canada ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Standards Act ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Ontario ,
Over-Time ,
Posting Requirements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Wage and Hour