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Ontario’s New Employer-Friendly Employment Laws

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 16, 2019 | For Employers

Some recent changes in the law make Ontario’s employment laws more employer-friendly – especially for small businesses. This blog discusses five of these changes. Eliminating a scheduled increase in the minimum wage Under Bill 148, the minimum wage was scheduled...

Less Overtime Protections Now that Bill 66 is Law

by Fiona Martyn | Apr 9, 2019 | For Employees

Recent changes to the Employment Standards Act allow employers to pay less overtime pay to employees. If you have been asked to agree to average your hours over 2 to 4 weeks for overtime purposes, then read on. Example Let’s assume that you earn $20 an hour and...

ESA Termination Clauses: Another One Bites the Dust

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 22, 2019 | For Employers

If you include a termination clause in your employment contracts that limits notice of termination to Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) minimums, then read on. This blog summarizes a case decided last month where the courts again refused to enforce an ESA termination...

Will the Pay Transparency Act Narrow the Gender Pay Gap? Bill 57 Halts our Chance to Find Out

by Doug MacLeod and Hina Ghaus | Dec 28, 2018 | For Employers

Despite pay equity and anti-discrimination laws, female workers in Ontario earn less than their male counterparts. To address this gender wage gap, shortly before 2018 provincial election the Liberal government passed the Pay Transparency Act (“PTA”), putting the onus...

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

by Doug MacLeod and Hina Ghaus | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

“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 … We are making Ontario open for business.” Premier Ford in his closing...

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

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 last three years, the Liberal provincial...

Keeping you Posted on Mandatory Postings in the Workplace

by Hina Ghaus | Nov 20, 2018 | For Employers

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 workplace. This blog describes some of these mandatory...

Bill 148 (aka Wynne government changes to the Employment Standards Act) Bites the Dust

by Doug MacLeod | Oct 25, 2018 | For Employers

On Tuesday afternoon, the Ford government tabled legislation Bill 47 – Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 which will repeal some of the recent changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 and eliminate new statutory obligations that are scheduled...

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Ontario’s New Employer-Friendly Employment Laws

Less Overtime Protections Now that Bill 66 is Law

ESA Termination Clauses: Another One Bites the Dust

Will the Pay Transparency Act Narrow the Gender Pay Gap? Bill 57 Halts our Chance to Find Out

Will Changed Workplace Laws Increase Competitiveness for Ontario Businesses?

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

Keeping you Posted on Mandatory Postings in the Workplace

Bill 148 (aka Wynne government changes to the Employment Standards Act) Bites the Dust

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