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Employers often wonder how to handle requests for leaves of absence from employees.
Fasken
Across Canada, terminated employees typically have an obligation to mitigate any constructive or wrongful dismissal damages by seeking comparable employment.
Fasken
The Alberta courts found that a private school discriminated against two students by not allowing them to pray at school. This decision is a good reminder...
WeirFoulds LLP
Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the "Act") came into in effect on January 1, 2024.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Under Ontario's human rights jurisprudence, when an employee raises a complaint of discrimination, the employer has a duty to address that complaint. The employer's response to a complaint...
Turnpenny Milne
Many employers are now looking at hybrid and remote work as a reality, as opposed to a temporary solution to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mills & Mills
On March 21, 2024, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 (Bill 149) was granted Royal Assent. Bill 149 introduces amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000...
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Amendments to the Canada Labour Code have now come into force. These place new obligations on federally-regulated employers, including graduated...
Bennett Jones LLP
On March 21, 2024 Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (Bill 149) received Royal Assent. As discussed in our initial blog, More Legislative Changes on the Horizon for Ontario Employers...
Littler - Canada
On November 29, 2023, Prince Edward Island's Bill 106, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, received Royal Assent. Bill 106 will come into force on October 1, 2024.
Dentons
In a series of prior publications, which you can find here and here, we set out Canada's modern slavery reporting obligations under the Fighting Against Forced Labour...
Miller Thomson LLP
A recent decision by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") has sent a clear message that it will not take sexual harassment in the workplace lightly.
MLT Aikins LLP
The Alberta Human Rights Commission recently upheld a Director's decision to dismiss a former employee's complaint as a result of the employee refusing to accept a fair and reasonable settlement offer.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Achallenging question that employers may face is how to respond to historical complaints of harmful behaviour when such complaints arise and cause conflict in the workplace.
Lawson Lundell LLP
In a previous blog post, we discussed the recently enacted Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, also known as the Modern Slavery Act (the "Act").
Aird & Berlis LLP
B Corp Certification provides a method to Canadian corporations looking to engage with environmental, social and governance ("ESG") initiatives.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
While browsing the news, I fell on an opinion piece discussing recent studies that measured personality changes in the aftermath of COVID-19.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
En parcourant les nouvelles, je suis tombé sur un article d'opinion qui faisait état de récentes études ayant mesuré des changements de personnalité généralisés au lendemain de la COVID-19.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On March 22, the National Assembly passed Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Depuis le 1er janvier 2024, les employeurs sont tenus de réviser à chaque année les salaires de leurs travailleurs étrangers temporaires afin de s'assurer qu'ils restent dans...
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