Employer Update: Additional Legal Information on Three Important Employment Law Developments Every two weeks, I blog about a recent development in employment law or human rights law. Twenty-six blogs a year means there are a lot of new developments but I do not write...
Alberta Court of Appeal Denies Incentive Compensation to terminated Employees; Ontario Court of Appeal Does Not As we have written in the past, there is significant legal uncertainly as to whether an employee is entitled to receive incentive compensation during the...
Employer Alert: Government Announces Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act Today the Ontario government announced that it intends to introduce several amendments to the Employment Standard Act. The changes will be included in the Fair Workplaces,...
Is An Employee Ever Required to Accept a Demotion? Sometimes, as part of a restructuring, an employer will eliminate some positions and offer the displaced employees new positions. Are displaced employees required to accept a demotion or a pay cut? In a recent...
WSIB to Overhaul Employer Premium Rate System WSIB has held ongoing consultations with various stakeholders over the years regarding how it assesses employer premiums. Several concerns have emerged, including inconsistent classifications of employers and inconsistent...
OHSA in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass Section 50 of the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act (“ OHSA ”) prohibits an employer from disciplining an employee who has sought enforcement of this law. Guilty until Proven Innocent If an employee alleges a...