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More obligations under AODA Take Effect on January 1, 2016: Is your Organization Compliant Yet?

by Doug MacLeod | Sep 22, 2015 | For Employers

More obligations under AODA Take Effect on January 1, 2016: Is your Organization Compliant Yet? More changes under AODA Take Effect on January 1, 2016: Is your Organization Compliant Yet? By January 1, 2016 – about 3 months from now – Ontario employers with 50 or more...

Three Laws that Ontario Small Businesses Need to Know

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 25, 2015 | For Employers

Three Laws that Ontario Small Businesses Need to Know It is extremely difficult for small businesses to keep up to date on Ontario’s employment laws. This blog summarizes three laws that apply to Ontario workplaces. Employment Standards Act This law sets out minimum...

Turning the Page and Upping the Wage: Some Changes to the Employment Standards Act

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 10, 2015 | For Employers

Turning the Page and Upping the Wage: Some Changes to the Employment Standards Act Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received Royal Assent last year but certain sections did not take effect immediately. Schedule 2 of Bill 18 sets out...

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws

by Doug MacLeod | Nov 7, 2014 | For Employers

Employer Update: Ontario Government Announces New Employer Laws Important update for employers – on November 6, 2014, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received third reading at the Ontario legislature. When Bill 18 receives...

Employment Contracts: The Problem with Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 15, 2014 | For Employers

Employment Contracts: The Problem with Fixed-Term Employment Contracts I often get calls from an employer who has hired someone on short-term, fixed-term employment contract; that is, the person has been hired for 3 months, or 6 months, or a year. Sometimes the person...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Penalties for Violating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

by Doug MacLeod | Aug 21, 2014 | For Employers

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Penalties for Violating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act Many employers regularly – knowingly and unknowingly – contravene sections of the Employment Standards Act (ESA). Common ESA Violations Two of the most common...

Employment Standards Act Update: Employees get more time off to care for children starting October 29, 2014

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 24, 2014 | For Employers

Employment Standards Act Update: Employees get more time off to care for children starting October 29, 2014 On April 29, 2014, the Ontario government gave employers six months notice that employees would be entitled to three new family care leaves on October 29, 2014....

Child Labour: Ontario’s Minimum Age Requirements

by MacLeod Law Firm | Jun 2, 2014 | For Employers

Child Labour: Ontario’s Minimum Age Requirements I recently viewed a video on Youtube entitled, “Underage Girl Working at Harvey’s”. To view it, click here. This article summarizes the minimum age laws in Ontario. The Ontario government imposes minimum age...

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More obligations under AODA Take Effect on January 1, 2016: Is your Organization Compliant Yet?

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Employment Contracts: The Problem with Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Penalties for Violating Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

Child Labour: Ontario’s Minimum Age Requirements

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