Ontario’s New Human Rights Commission Policy on Mental Health & Addictions
The Ontario Human Rights Commission recently released its new “Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions” (the “Policy”). The Policy is a good reference tool for employers and was created to bring attention to the various forms of discrimination, stigma, and negative treatment that individuals with mental health disabilities and addiction […]
Bill 21 Allows Ontario Employees to Take Three New Leaves
On October 29, 2014, Ontario’s Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2014, will come into force, enacting three new statutory leaves for employees under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “Act”); family caregiver leave, critically ill child care leave and crime-related child death or disappearance leave. The three new leaves […]