Employment Laws – Do They Apply When Your Employees Travel? Geographical barriers don’t exist in today’s business world. But when your employees travel outside Ontario for work, have you considered which employment laws apply? And if this is on a regular basis, you...
Employee Benefits: The Potential Costs of Not Continuing Them Upon Termination Employee Benefits Did you know that an employer is generally required to maintain an employee’s benefits until the end of the minimum notice period provided for under the Employment...
Complaints under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act: How are Investigations Conducted? Your Guess is as Good as Ours Complaints under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act Under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act the complaint process changed about a year...
Bill 30: Ontario has Proposed a Family Caregiver Leave Bill 30 in Ontario, Canada Navigating through the numerous leave of absence provisions in the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) is about to get even more difficult. On December 8th, 2011, the Ministry of Labour...
7 Things You Should Know About The Ontario Employment Standards Act The Ontario Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) imposes numerous duties and responsibilities on employers. Here are seven such obligations: 1. Record keeping obligations Do you know that an employer must...
The Ontario Employment Standards Act: A Revised Complaint Procedure Over the last few months, a number of our clients have had to respond to complaints filed by former employees under the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”). As of January 19, 2011 the complaint process...
The Ontario Employment Standards Act: A Revised Complaint Procedure CHANGES TO THE ONTARIO EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT COMPLAINT PROCESS Sometimes the most cost effective legal proceeding for an employee to pursue is a complaint under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act....