Employment Law and Labour Law

DRG Outsourcing (Pty) Ltd retrenched three employees in January 2023. The employees referred an unfair dismissal dispute, which found its way to the Labour Court.

Family offices today face growing complexity driven by generational transitions, a growing number of family stakeholders...

The reemergence of supply chain uncertainty as a key business concern is an impetus for middle market companies to explore how technologies and outsourced solutions can boost their supply chain resilience.

Le 25 août 2026, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé un important panier de mesures visant à soutenir les entreprises et les travailleurs canadiens affectés par la plus récente vague de droits de douane imposés par les États-Unis, dans la foulée de l'échec des récentes négociations commerciales entre les deux pays.

Canada's federal government has announced a $3.5 billion rapid response support package in anticipation of retaliatory tariffs against the United States, introducing new temporary employment insurance measures and workforce retention programs. The package extends EI benefits, waives waiting periods, and creates funding opportunities for employers to retain and retrain workers rather than implement large-scale layoffs.

Canada's federal government has announced significant temporary changes to Employment Insurance in response to escalating U.S. tariffs, including extended benefit periods and new flexibility for workers who voluntarily left previous jobs. These measures, part of a $7.5-billion support package, will directly impact how Canadian employers navigate workforce decisions during the trade dispute.

Canadian taxpayers who pay for a lawyer often assume the bill is simply a cost of doing business, or a cost of life, with no tax consequence either way.

Registered Disability Savings Plans offer eligible Canadians a powerful tool to build tax-deferred savings for life after 60, complete with government matching grants up to $70,000 and bonds up to $20,000. Despite these significant benefits, only one-third of eligible Canadians have opened an RDSP. Understanding how these plans work, including contribution limits, withdrawal rules, and eligibility requirements, can help individuals with disabilities secure their financial future.

Many immigrants had a career before they moved to Canada and they might be eligible to receive a foreign pension from another country.

Few areas of labour and employment law require employers to navigate as many competing obligations as workplace drug and alcohol testing. While employers have a duty to maintain a safe workplace, courts and labour arbitrators have consistently held that testing must be justified by the circumstances and cannot be imposed without limits.

Le 28 octobre 2025, le Projet de loi 101, Loi visant l’amélioration de certaines lois du travail[1], a obtenu la sanction royale. Par ce nouveau projet de loi omnibus, le ministre du Travail proposait notamment de secouer les pratiques en matière d’arbitrage de griefs, en plus d’apporter plusieurs changements à diverses lois applicables aux milieux de travail.

On May 1, 2026, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) issued its remedy decision in Braganza v. Randstad Canada (LRB Case No. 1768-23-UR), awarding a self-represented applicant $195,833.26 in compensation following a finding of reprisal under section 50 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).