Ontario Has Announced a New Paid Leave for Employees for Various Reasons Related to COVID-19, and Has Proposed Expanding the CRSB
On April 28, 2021, the Ontario government announced that it will introduce legislation to create a temporary 3-day paid leave that employees could take for various reasons related to COVID-19,
Municipal Elections: Employers’ Responsibilities
Ontario residents will return to the polls today, Monday, October 22, 2018,
Analyzing Entitlement to Personal Emergency Leave
Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), employers and employees cannot contract out of an ESA minimum entitlement.
Provincial Elections: Employers’ Responsibilities
On Thursday, June 7, 2018, Ontarians will return to the polls to elect a provincial government. Pursuant to the Ontario Election Act (the “Act”), every employee that is eligible to vote is entitled to three consecutive hours while polls are open on election day in order to cast their vote.