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As the Public Health Agency of Canada notes “early signs” of a Fall 2023 COVID-19 wave, it remains crucial for employers not to overlook the lessons learned during the pandemic. The recent [...]

Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal that overturned a determination of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment [...]

An Arbitrator recently considered whether an employer’s social media presence could be defined as part of the “workplace” and the attendant employer obligations arising from such a finding in [...]

Just over a year ago, we introduced readers to the Changing Workplaces Review, the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s effort to reform the laws governing both unionized and

While the duty to mitigate can be help reduce an employer’s liability when it comes to common damages for reasonable notice, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Farwell v. Citair 2014 ONCA 177 reminds [...]

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) has recently announced some minor procedural changes effective April 1, 2012. Amongst these changes is an amendment to Rule 41 of the OLRB Rules of [...]

Following a recent fatal bus accident, the Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”) has approved random drug and alcohol testing for select employees that if implemented would make the TTC the first [...]

An employee provides you with a doctor’s note which advises that he will be away from work for six weeks.  It’s that one-liner doctor’s prescription pad note that reads “Jim will be absent from [...]