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Employer Alert: Government Announces Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

by Doug MacLeod | May 30, 2017 | For Employers

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?

by MacLeod Law Firm | May 19, 2017 | For Employers

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...

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

by Doug MacLeod | May 1, 2017 | For Employers

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves We often get calls from employers asking about their rights and obligations toward employees seeking pregnancy and parental leaves. Applicable Legislation About 90% of employees are provincially regulated and in...

Employer Alert: What to Do When the Ministry of Labour (MOL) Comes Calling

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 18, 2017 | For Employers

Employer Alert: What to Do When the Ministry of Labour (MOL) Comes Calling We often get calls from employers who are the subject of a Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) Inspection. Sometimes the employer is a target of one of the MOL’s pro-active enforcement blitzes. For...

Is My Termination Clause Good?

by Jason Wong | Mar 6, 2017 | For Employees

Is My Termination Clause Good? A termination clause in an employment contract states how much notice of termination an employer is required to provide an employee. The employer can provide working notice of termination or pay instead of working notice, but almost all...

Can My Employer Terminate My Employment When I am on LTD?

by Nadia Halum | Nov 11, 2016 | For Employees

Can My Employer Terminate My Employment When I am on LTD? We often get calls from disabled employees, typically on LTD, who have been terminated about two years after starting a medical leave. It often means their health benefits, including prescription drugs, have...

Employer Alert: Ontario Judges Are Refusing to Enforce Employer Friendly Termination Clauses

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 24, 2016 | For Employers

Employer Alert: Ontario Judges Are Refusing to Enforce Employer Friendly Termination Clauses On October 18, 2016, I spoke to a room full of lawyers about the state of the law concerning the enforceability of termination clauses in employment contracts. In particular,...

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