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Miller Thomson LLP
On March 5, 2024, Public Safety Canada ("PSC") amended the Guidance for entities (the "Guidance"), which was originally published in December 2023 (the "December 2023 Guidance")...
Lavery
At a time when the pandemic is continuing to have repercussions and we are experiencing a severe labour shortage, the educational childcare...
Fasken (French)
Le plaignant – qui s'identifie comme un homme transgenre utilisant les pronoms masculins « il » et « lui » – s'est vu attribuer un autre nom à la naissance, qu'il n'a pas été en mesure de changer...
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Since December 1, 2022, new provisions of the Canada Labour Code (CLC) have required federally regulated employers to provide their employees with up to 10 days of annual paid medical leave.
MLT Aikins LLP
The data is clear – there is a trend toward an aging workforce in Canada.
Cassels
The Accessible Canada Act S.C. 2019, c.10 (the Act) is federal legislation that applies to all federally regulated employers and seeks to identify, remove, and prevent barriers...
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Over the years, we have reported on the enforceability of termination clauses (or lack thereof in most cases). Just when we thought all possible arguments had been exhausted and considered by the courts...
Fasken
As of 1 April 2024, the earnings threshold prescribed by section 6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA) will increase from R 241 110,59 to the amount of R 254 371,67.
Gowling WLG
Ontario courts have relentlessly scrutinized and struck down termination provisions that purport to contract out of an employee's entitlements to reasonable notice at common law.
Aird & Berlis LLP
This two-part article addresses recent updates to the Canada Labour Code and explores recent scrutiny from an Ontario court on the interpretation of a termination provision...
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
The following bulletin provides an overview of a number of equity-based compensation mechanisms including stock options, restricted share units and deferred share units.
Spring Law
We regularly hear about employees resisting commuting, moving on quicker than ever when the job gets difficult, and when regular feedback gets uncomfortable.
Littler - Canada
In Dufault v. The Corporation of the Township of Ignace, 2024 ONSC 1029, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that the termination provisions of a fixed-term employment contract were illegal and unenforceable ...
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
In the course of a workplace investigation, it is not unusual to encounter a respondent who simply denies the allegations, without offering any further information or explanation.
Littler - Canada
In Gannon v. Kinsdale Carriers, 2024 ONSC 1060, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied common law reasonable notice to an employee who was wrongfully dismissed...
Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers
In the unionized workplace, an employer may dismiss an employee for non-culpable absenteeism (also known as "innocent absenteeism" or "non-culpable cause")...
McMillan LLP
In Gannon v Kinsdale Carriers, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that a terminated employee failed to mitigate by refusing to accept an offer of comparable employment, ...
Stewart McKelvey
Subtle discrimination can have a much stronger and longer effect on employees when not properly addressed. It can also result in costly consequences for an employer...
Littler - Canada
In United Steelworkers Local 14193 v. Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc., 2023 CanLII 115899 (ON LA), an arbitrator dismissed a union's policy grievance on the grounds that, contrary to the union's assertion...
Littler Mendelson
On March 8, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down regulations promulgated by the National Labor Relations Board defining joint employment under the National Labor Relations Act.
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