Navigating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act: Part II (Employment Standards Act Exemptions) Navigating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act: Part II ( Employment Standards Act Exemptions ) Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (the ESA) The ESA sets out the minimum terms...
Navigating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA): Part I Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (the ESA) The ESA sets out the minimum terms of employment for most employees in Ontario. It is a complex law that is difficult to understand. An employer cannot contract...
Workplace Investigations: Some Dos and Don’ts Workplace Misconduct Complaints – “To Investigate or Not to Investigate, That is the Question” Most private sector employers are not required to investigate alleged employee misconduct. Even though...
Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask Mandatory health and safety awareness training is the latest obligation being imposed on Ontario employers under OHSA. All employees must complete training by...
What Is The Cost of Terminating a Pregnant Employee? The Cost of Terminating a Pregnant Employee A Pregnant Employee’s Rights In Ontario, any woman who is hired at least 13 weeks before the date her baby is expected to be born is entitled to take a pregnancy leave of...
Employee Terminations: Doing It Right Employee Terminations: Doing It Right The toughest job for most managers is terminating a colleague. From the legal perspective, the challenge is to minimize the organization’s legal exposure and conduct the termination meeting in...