Bill C-65 places an obligation on employers to carry out workplace risk assessments within their organization. A workplace risk assessment is a process of ...
Termination under the Canada Labour Code is very different than the Employment Standards Act in Ontario. Employers often assume that in order to dismiss an...
Employment contracts are important because they set out the terms of the employment relationship. The contract provides a framework for the obligations, en...
Employees should never have to deal with harassment or violence within their workplace and it should not be tolerated by employers in any circumstance. Sad...
Just Cause Termination: An employer can dismiss an employee for just cause when the employee's misconduct is so egregious that it causes a breakdown in t...
Employment relationships come to an end for a variety of reasons, including the sale of the employer's business, changes in management structu...
WARNING TO EMPLOYERS: Extended Lay-offs can be = to a Termination A Termination = Termination pay/severance pay As businesses ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in sudden and widespread changes to all aspects of our daily lives; from the closure of businesses and schools to th...
On September 1st, 2019, key amendments to the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) came into force. These changes affect all employees working in a fede...
Employers will soon have expanded mandatory obligations in regards to how claims of harassment and violence are handled in the workplace. Bill C-65, wh...
