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Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses? “We’ve heard loud and clear from businesses across Ontario that job growth starts with cutting the burdensome, job-killing red tape that is driving jobs and investment out of our province...

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018 In 2018 there were many new developments in the employment law world. Here are my top 10 stories of the year: 1. Bill 148 Bit the Dust Ontario’s Employment Standards Act received its last major update in 2000. During the...

Workplace Investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act

by MacLeod Law Firm | Dec 11, 2018 | For Employers

Workplace Investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) imposes several obligations on employers to investigate complaints of workplace harassment. When there is an incident or complaint of workplace...

How Important Are The Deadlines In Your Severance Package?

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 6, 2018 | For Employees

You should have your severance package reviewed by a lawyer before accepting it because it is possible to negotiate a better severance package.

Disputes Over Bonus Entitlements: Two Decisions on the “Active Employment” Requirement for Bonus Payouts

by MacLeod Law Firm | Nov 27, 2018 | For Employers

Disputes Over Bonus Entitlements: Two Decisions on the “Active Employment” Requirement for Bonus Payouts Where an employee is terminated or resigns, what is the effect of a bonus plan that requires the employee to be “actively employed” at the time the bonus is paid...

Keeping you Posted on Mandatory Postings in the Workplace

by MacLeod Law Firm | Nov 20, 2018 | For Employers

Keeping you Posted on Mandatory Postings in the Workplace As an employer, there are several documents that you must post in your workplace. Some postings are mandatory for all workplaces, while others depend on the nature of the business and the hazards present in the...

Proposed Changes to the Canada Labour Code – Bill C86

by MacLeod Law Firm | Nov 14, 2018 | For Employers

Proposed Changes to the Canada Labour Code – Bill C86 On October 29, 2018, the Federal government introduced the omnibus Bill C86 titled “A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures”. If...

Valuing Employee Pensions in Wrongful Dismissal Cases: A Boring but Important Issue

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 6, 2018 | For Employers

Valuing Employee Pensions in Wrongful Dismissal Cases: A Boring but Important Issue A long service, older worker is terminated. Under the terms of the individual’s pension plan, the employer is not permitted to continue his participation in the pension plan. So the...

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Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

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Disputes Over Bonus Entitlements: Two Decisions on the “Active Employment” Requirement for Bonus Payouts

Keeping you Posted on Mandatory Postings in the Workplace

Proposed Changes to the Canada Labour Code – Bill C86

Valuing Employee Pensions in Wrongful Dismissal Cases: A Boring but Important Issue

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