Canada
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a annoncé son intention de déposer un projet de loi visant à imposer des normes minimales d'emploi visant les travailleurs de plateformes, ...
MLT Aikins LLP
The proposed bill would amend the Employment Standards Act and the Workers' Compensation Act (the "Acts") to include online app-based gig workers as employees for the purposes of both Acts.
Cassels
Every few years I write a brief article about planning workplace gatherings and each time I do so, I think to myself, "Surely this is all old news and no one really needs this information anymore?"...
Fasken
Van Hee v Glenmore Inn Holdings Ltd., 2023 ABCJ 244 ("Van Hee") is an important decision for Canadian employers.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
On November 14, 2023, the Government of Ontario introduced the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023
MLT Aikins LLP
In case you missed it, MLT Aikins recently hosted the Alberta OHS Update – Year in Review. This seminar included a discussion on the recent 4-4 split-decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)...
Stewart McKelvey
On November 9, 2023, Minister of Labour, Seamus O'Regan, introduced Bill C-58 in the House of Commons to amend the Canada Labour Code to prohibit the use of replacement workers...
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Dispositions Anti-briseurs De Grève : Le Projet De Loi C-58 Va De L'avant!
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has introduced a new Whistleblower Program to incentivize future whistleblowers to come forward by offering monetary rewards...
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
On Oct. 19, 2022, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) announced the government's commitment to "introduce legislation to prohibit the use of replacement workers".
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
The Government of Ontario has again proposed further changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario) (the ESA) with its fourth "Working for Workers Act"...
Loopstra Nixon LLP
The Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (the "Act") stands as a cornerstone of health and safety legislation in Ontario.
Bennett Jones LLP
As you may have heard or read in our earlier blog, More Changes to Ontario's Employment-Related Legislation Are on the Horizon, the Ontario government introduced Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 in late March 2023.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
As discussed in previous blog posts (see here and here), the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) was amended to include new licensing requirements for recruiters and temporary help agencies (THAs).
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On November 20, 2023, the B.C. government tabled legislation that, if passed, will authorize the imposition of minimum employment standards for app-based gig workers.
Torys LLP
On November 21, 2023, the federal government released its 2023 Fall Economic Statement (Statement). The Statement announced several initiatives that will be of interest...
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
The holiday season is a time for people to come together and celebrate.
Dentons
The Ontario government has followed through on its announcement to introduce new legislative requirements for Ontario's provincially regulated employers.
MLT Aikins LLP
On November 9, 2023, Bill C-58: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012 (the "Bill") was introduced at the House of Commons.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Join McCarthy Tétrault's Labour & Employment Group for an informative webinar touching on key Canadian issues surrounding the employment law landscape.