Financial Post: Three basic HR hacks every business, including small ones, should use, but don’t
Three basic HR hacks every business, including small ones, should use, but don’t Financial Post columns | Jul. 8, 2016 … advice. Stay tuned for more detailed and complex recommendations in the months ahead. Read More This blog is provided as information and a summary of workplace legal issues. This information is not intended as […]
CPP Stops ORPP in Its Tracks
On Monday, the Ontario government confirmed that the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) will not be launched in 2018 as planned since the majority of the provinces
Workplace Investigations: Part 1 – What They Are, and Why They Matter
This blog is the first in a three-part series that will examine employers’ obligations with respect to conducting workplace investigations, and outline some proactive strategies that will aid employers in doing so. Part 1 will define workplace investigations, and will examine when they should be conducted, why they are necessary, and what the consequences are […]
The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (Bill 186)
In August 2015 we posted a blog entry outlining the Government of Ontario’s release of details surrounding the introduction of Bill 56, An Act to require the establishment of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan in 2014. On April 14, 2016, the Ontario Legislature introduced Bill 186, the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Act (Strengthening Retirement Security […]
Supreme Court Enhances Workers’ Charter Rights
In early 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released three decisions in a two-week period that collectively expanded the reach of the constitutional right of freedom of association as it pertains to collective bargaining. Throughout the past thirty years, the SCC has periodically altered employees’ rights related to collective bargaining as provided by […]
High Times: Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Since 2001, medicinal marijuana has been legal and highly regulated as a controlled substance in Canada. But recent trends point towards a gradual relaxing of these regulations.
Without Cause Dismissals Under the Canada Labour Code: Wilson V. Atomic Canada
For several years, federal employers have lived with the uncertainty of whether they can dismiss non-unionized employees on a without cause basis.
Employers, Take Care when Suspending During Workplace Investigations
There was a time when workplace harassment—at least by today’s definition and standards—was relatively common across Canadian workplaces. Be it an inappropriate comment here or an unseemly touch there, these unwelcome advances were simply part of another day at the office.
Supreme Court Ruling Sets the Stage for Faster Wrongful Dismissal Actions by Employees
The past year has seen a significant rise in the number of wrongful dismissal actions that have been resolved following a motion for summary judgment, rather than a trial.
Canadian Employment Law Today: Back to compliance basics
Back to compliance basics Canadian Employment Law Today columns | April 13, 2016 5 Employment Standards Act compliance traps that commonly create risks Read more This blog is provided as information and a summary of workplace legal issues. This information is not intended as legal advice.