The Canada Emergency Response Benefit and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: How these Relief Measures Interact with Other Benefits
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of non-essential workplaces in provinces across the country, the Canadian government has introduced a number of emergency relief measures aimed at providing support to employees and employers affected by the pandemic.
The Government Has Announced a Huge Increase in the Federal Wage Subsidy for Small- & Medium-sized Businesses, Among Other Financial Supports for Employers
On March 27, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government is increasing the amount of wage subsidies available to businesses. In addition to the 10% wage subsidy announced last week for small businesses (the “Wage Subsidy”), the government has announced a separate 75% wage subsidy in an effort to help prevent layoffs […]
The Ontario Government has Announced that WSIB Premiums can be Deferred for 6 Months for All Businesses due to COVID-19
On March 26, 2020, as part of measures to provide financial relief to employers coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government announced premium reporting and payment to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
A New Federal Benefit for Workers Affected by COVID-19 has been Announced: The Canada Emergency Response Benefit
On March 25, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new federal benefit for workers who have lost their income as a result of COVID-19,
Human Rights Tribunal Finds that Offsetting Disability Benefits by Government Funding is not Discriminatory
While employers are not obligated to provide health and insurance benefits to their employees, employers can still run into legal issues if the terms or administration of their benefits plans run afoul of human rights legislation.
Potential Benefits of the New WSIB Benefits for Chronic Mental Stress
Since the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) implemented a new policy in January 2018 that grants WSIB benefits to employees for chronic mental stress,
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Rules that Exception Permitting Employers to Terminate Benefits of Workers Age 65 and Older is Unconstitutional
On May 18, 2018, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO” or “Tribunal) released an important interim decision for Talos v Grand Erie District School Board (“Talos”). An interim decision is a decision on a particular point in a case made pending the final outcome of the case, and is not a final decision. […]
Are You Compliant? New ESA Poster Published and Regulations in Force as of January
Many of the Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) came into force on January 1, 2018.
Probationary Employees and the Decision to Terminate
Facts Nagribianko v. Select Wine Merchants Ltd. was a wrongful dismissal action brought in Small Claims Court by the Plaintiff, Alexander Nagribianko (“Mr. Nagribianko”). Mr. Nagribianko signed an employment contract with the defendant, Select Wine Merchants Inc.
Updates on the Planned CPP Enhancement
Back in June, we mentioned how the federal government and a majority of its provincial counterparts – including the Government of Ontario – reached an agreement in principle