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McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Miller Thomson LLP
Earlier this month, YouTube, the world's leading video-sharing platform, announced 100 employees were being laid off as part of a series of layoffs by its parent company...
Spring Law
As employment lawyers, we all have times when we wish our employer-side clients had come to us for advice before making certain decisions.
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
The federal government announced that effective February 1, 2024, employees of federal Crown corporations (but not public service employees)...
Kane Shannon Weiler
As recently highlighted in various publications including the Toronto Star, there has unfortunately been an increasing amount of layoffs recently in the tech sector.
Fasken
An economic downturn sometimes forces an employer to make difficult decisions to reduce its workforce, which can also affect its temporary foreign workers.
Lawyers Financial
You've probably heard the rule of thumb: younger investors should focus on stocks to grow their savings, while those nearing retirement should tilt towards bonds for the regular income they pay.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
B.C.'s new pay legislation and recent workplace trends, including mass layoffs and workforce reorganizations, are creating potential risks that employers are best to proactively address...
Dentons
This toolkit covers group terminations, sometimes called mass or collective terminations or collective dismissals, by providing an overview of best practices and key considerations...
McMillan LLP
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision confirms that an employer must carefully consider how it responds to critical comments made by an employee (or in this case, former employee).
Torys LLP
Decreased valuations cause unpredictability around cash cycles and shortening runways.
Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers
On January 9, 2023, the BC Labour Relations Board released its decision in the matter of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (MacKenzie Wood Products Division) -and- Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada, Loc. No. 18, 2023 BCLRB 5.
Blaney McMurtry LLP
Pham v. Qualified Metal Fabricators Ltd., 2023 ONCA 255, a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, provides guidance on the topics of when an implied right of temporary layoff will be found and when a temporary layoff will be considered to have been condoned by an employee.
Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
The federal government recently fixed February 1, 2024 as the day on which the Canada Labour Code ("Code") will be amended to establish a graduated notice of individual termination of employment...
Lerners LLP
Mr. Pham worked at Qualified Metal Fabricators for almost 20 years, from 2000 to 2020. In March 2020, Mr. Pham was laid off, along with 31 other employees, due to COVID-19 related budgetary considerations.
Loopstra Nixon LLP
With Covid-19 coming to an end, and businesses re-evaluating their internal structures, mass terminations are gaining more traction in the news cycle.
Littler - Canada
On May 11, 2023, British Columbia, Canada's Bill 13, Pay Transparency Act (Act), received Royal Assent and came into force with the exception of Section 2 of the Act. Section 2, which addresses...
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Every business has to make difficult decisions when it comes to staffing, particularly in times of economic uncertainty. Employers, including their management and human resources...
Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers
In Pereira v. Dexterra Group Inc., 2022 BCSC 1481, the B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a claim of defamation brought by a unionized employee in respect of conduct occurring before and after the termination...
L&E Global
In Pham v Qualified Metal Fabricators Ltd, 2023 ONCA 255, the Court of Appeal reached two conclusions that are relevant to Ontario employers...
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