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,
Federal Employers be Prepared: Sweeping Changes to the Canada Labour Code are Coming into Force on September 1, 2019
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”3445″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]On June 13, 2019, the federal government proclaimed September 1, 2019 as the coming into force date for a number of amendments to the Canada Labour Code [Code]. The amendments were enacted by two pieces of federal legislation enacted since 2017, Bill C-63, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2 (“Bill […]
Analyzing Entitlement to Personal Emergency Leave
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Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), employers and employees cannot contract out of an ESA minimum entitlement.
Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 Passes
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Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 has completed the Ontario legislative process and will receive Royal Assent and become law imminently.