Wage and Hour, Ontario, Employment Contract

Ontario, Canada: February 27, 2025 — Some Employees May Be Entitled to Paid Time Off to Vote

Littler on 2/20/2025

The 2025 Ontario provincial election will take place on February 27, 2025. Voters will elect their Member of Provincial Parliament to represent them at Queen’s Park. In most of the province, polls are open on election day...more

Employer Reminder: Ontario Election 2025 - Employees’ Right to Time Off to Vote Under the Election Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/7/2025

On January 28, 2025, Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested that Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont dissolve Ontario’s Legislative Assembly, triggering an election for Ontarians to elect Members of Provincial Parliament. That...more

Ontario, Canada Court of Appeal Finds Employers’ Discretion in Awarding Discretionary Bonuses Must be Exercised Fairly and...

Littler on 9/8/2022

In Bowen v. JC Clark Ltd., 2022 ONCA 614, the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) put employers on notice that their discretion in awarding discretionary bonuses is not unconstrained and must be exercised fairly and reasonably. ...more

Ontario Employers: Workplace Resolutions for 2022

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 1/14/2022

Throughout 2021, employers continued to grapple with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, employers may not have been focused on workplace priorities unrelated to COVID-19. In the circumstances, we have...more

Ontario, Canada Court of Appeal Clarifies Relationship Between Common Employer Doctrine and Concept of Corporate Separateness

Littler on 7/8/2021

In O’Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd., 2021 ONCA 385 (ClearMRI Solutions), the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) decided that the motion judge erred in concluding that a majority shareholder of an employee’s contractual employer...more

Littler Global Guide - Canada - Q3 2018

Littler on 10/19/2018

Bill C-74 Receives Royal Assent- New Legislation Enacted- Bill C-74, the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1, received Royal Assent on June 21, 2018. Initiatives of interest to employers include allowing part-time...more

Ontario, Canada: Limiting Bonus Entitlements When Employment Ends

Littler on 11/21/2017

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court’s dismissal of an employee’s claim for payment of a bonus after resignation because the employer’s non-discretionary bonus policy included an “active employment”...more

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