Mondaq Canada: Labour and Employment Advice Centre

The Labour & Employment MAC has been produced by leading experts in the sector, with extensive domestic and international experience in all aspects related to both employer and employee matters.

Focusing on the commercial goals of our users, the Labour & Employment MAC provides an overview of the delicate employment issues that can arise at any time.

Navigating MAC Content:

Content selection: The “Related Guides” tab, located at the right of your screen, is your navigation hub. Core topics break down into more detailed and specific topic areas.

Search results: After selection a collated list of results can be found in the main body of the MAC page.

Document types: Three are currently available for selection:

  • Practice guide

  • Checklist

  • Template precedents

Title selection: Click to view full content page and to print, email or forward on. Via the right hand column, navigate to “Other Guides” and where available, to relevant “Supporting Documents”.

Follow up actions: The bottom section of each page presents a number of actionable options for users:

  • Contact the author

  • Download template

  • Email firm

  • More from this firm

  • View website

  • Meet the experts

In addition to the key search and filtering functionality, the Labour & Employment MAC offers a number of other useful services, including:

  • Related articles

  • Significant recent cases

  • Useful resources, including relevant associations and sector insight

  • Upcoming events

  • Sponsor details

Our Labour and Employment Advice Centre Experts:
Blaney McMurtry LLP

CCCA Events & Resources

16th Annual Current Issues in Employment Law

Apr. 27, 2018
Toronto Online

Ensure you have the expertise to confidently advise your employer and employee clients on critical employment law issues with this essential program. Our exceptional faculty will share helpful insights to get you up-to-date on key challenges, recent developments and emerging trends, and help you stay on top of your field.

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Following are the summaries for this week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
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Useful Resources
Latest updates regarding current employment and labour issues.
Employment standards are essentially the foundation for creating productive workplaces, help protect the rights of workers and and provide the necessary conditions for a productive economy.
Federal labour standards set out the minimum standards that federally regulated employers and employees must follow.
The right to fair wages and working conditions extends to trades workers employed on construction sites under federal contracts, and is guaranteed under the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act and Regulations.
If you are an employee legally entitled to work in Canada, you have certain protections under the Wage Earner Protection Program Act concerning payment of your wages, vacation, severance and termination pay if your employer becomes bankrupt or subject to a receivership under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
The minimum wage is a basic labour standard that sets the lowest wage rate that an employer can pay to employees who are covered by the legislation.
Canadians have the right to be treated fairly in workplaces free from discrimination.
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