Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2021
I was largely an employment COVID lawyer this year and a mandatory COVID vaccine policy lawyer for a part of the year. So, not surprisingly my top employment law stories for 2021 are all COVID related. COVID 19 – Temporary Layoffs Under the Infectious Disease...Non-Compliance with Mandatory COVID Vaccine Policies
In the last month or two many (if not most) organizations have introduced a mandatory COVID vaccination or/or a COVID negative policy. A mandatory vaccination policy requires an employee to get double vaccinated, whereas a COVID negative policy requires an employee to...The end of IDEL ( i.e. COVID layoffs) under the Employment Standard Act: The Great Reckoning
Some employers have benefitted from COVID and others have not. The federal government has supported the “have not” employers with a 75% wage subsidy. But it is scheduled to come to an end in September. So I have been getting calls from employers who cannot maintain...The Impact of COVID-19 on Wrongful Dismissal
With many terminations throughout 2020 due to Covid-19, employees are asking whether Covid-19 affects their wrongful dismissal rights.
Paid Sick Leave? Sort of
The government promoted the CRSB as a means to “ensure all Canadian workers have access to paid sick leave.”
Employment Contracts in the COVID-19 World
COVID-19 / Employment Contracts / Temporary Layoffs / Termination Clause / Remote Employees / Work from hom
Constructive Dismissal and Covid-19
Over the past few months, we have received many questions from concerned employees about changes to their jobs. Some have experienced reductions in hours, others have had their pay cut, others are being asked to complete new or different tasks.