The Impact of the Fair Workplaces Act on Pregnancy and Parental Leave Earlier this year we blogged about the proposed changes to the Employment Insurance Act which would allow new parents to receive their employment insurance benefits over 18 months instead of 12...
Is Your Organization Compliant with AODA? It Should Be. Here’s Why Did you know that employers with 20 or more employees are required to file a report with the Ontario government confirming they have complied with their obligations under the Accessibility with...
Bill C-65: The Federal Government’s Crackdown on Workplace Harassment and Violence On the heels of the viral #metoo campaign, the federal government is cracking down on harassment and violence in the workplace. The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and...
Employment Standards Alert: The Cost of Doing Business in Ontario Just Went Up The Ontario government’s much publicized overhaul to the province’s employment standards legislation will take effect as early as December 3, 2017. For the most part, vulnerable employees...
Can a successor employer offer a person lessor termination pay than the original employer? Can a successor employer offer a person lessor termination pay than the original employer? This issue was addressed by Ontario’s Court of Appeal in Krishnamoorthy v. Olympus...
Significant Changes Coming to the Human Rights Code Bill 164, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2017 passed second reading by the Ontario government on October 26, 2017 and has been referred to Standing Committee. The Bill proposes to make significant changes to the...