Tag: Employment Law Updates

Doug’s Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2022

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 13, 2022 | For Employers

Here are my top 5 employment law stories for 2022: 1. COVID 19 – Temporary Layoffs This issue remains my number one story because this issue impacts so many court cases. Some judges have concluded that a temporary layoff set out in the Infectious Disease...

Employment Law Update: Electronic Monitoring Policy

by MacLeod Law Firm | Sep 27, 2022 | For Employers

A new amendment to the Employment Standards Act requires employers with 25 or more employees on January 1st of a given year to put in place a written policy regarding any electronic monitoring processes they use to monitor employees. The deadline for 2022 is October...

Does Unpaid IDEL Trigger a Constructive Dismissal? Court Declines to Answer

by Doug MacLeod | May 24, 2022 | For Employers

In a recent case, Taylor v. Hanley Hospitality Inc., 2022 ONCA 376, both lawyers asked a three judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) to decide whether a law which allows an employer to force an employee to take an unpaid leave under the ESA’s IDEL...

Is Secretly Recording A Workplace Conversation Just Cause for Termination?

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 19, 2022 | For Employers

More and more employees are secretly recording workplace conversations. Although it not is not a crime to secretly record a workplace conversation if you are a party to it, one judge recently concluded it is just cause for termination. This blog discusses this case....

Ontario Government Proposes More Employment Laws

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 22, 2022 | For Employers

In my last blog, I summarized some new employment laws that the Ontario government passed in December 2021. On February 28, 2022 the Ford government proposed more new employment legislation when it tabled Bill 88. This blog discusses three parts of Bill 88; that is,...

Employer Update: Recent Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 15, 2022 | For Employers

In December 2021, the Doug Ford government amended Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. This blog discusses two of these changes. 1. Prohibition against Non-Compete Agreements As of October 25, 2021, employers are prohibited from entering into employment contracts or...

Working for Workers Act, 2021: New Obligations Imposed on Employers

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 3, 2021 | For Employers

New obligations are being imposed on employers as a result of the Bill 27, or the Working for Workers Act, 2021. Three new obligations that will be imposed on employers: 1. Employers who employ 25 or more employees will be required to have a written policy with...

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Doug’s Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2022

Employment Law Update: Electronic Monitoring Policy

Does Unpaid IDEL Trigger a Constructive Dismissal? Court Declines to Answer

Is Secretly Recording A Workplace Conversation Just Cause for Termination?

Ontario Government Proposes More Employment Laws

Employer Update: Recent Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

Top 5 Employment Law Stories of 2021

Working for Workers Act, 2021: New Obligations Imposed on Employers

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