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Ontario’s gig economy and disconnecting from work – Employment and Labour Law Insights March 2022 (webinar)

Reflecting the ways work has shifted in recent years, legislative developments in Ontario include new protections for “gig” workers and...

Executive compensation challenges both new and old

The Ontario Court of Appeal sensibly overturned a lower court decision refusing to enforce a clause requiring the forfeiture of equity grants on...

Ontario COVID-19 vaccination policy update for high risk settings: Key considerations for hospitals and healthcare organizations

On August 17, 2021, the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued a directive pursuant to section 77.7 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act (the...

Federal pay equity comes into force August 31

The Canadian government has announced that the Pay Equity Act will come into force on August 31, 2021. The purpose of the Act is to redress systemic...

Antigen rapid testing guidelines for employer-initiated testing

Provincial governments have released guidelines for employers who wish to use testing and screening in order to manage their workplaces.

Ontario employers must provide new paid COVID-19 leave

The Ontario government has introduced and passed new legislation, Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 requiring employers to provide...

Federal government interpretive guidelines on Workplace Harassment and Violence Regulations

To assist federally regulated employers in implementing recent changes to the Canada Labour Code and corresponding Workplace Harassment and Violence...

Mandatory vaccinations for employees: What are the issues?

While Canada is still in the early stages of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, given the limited availability and potential interruptions in vaccine...

CPD Cinema: Preventing and Responding to Incidents in the Workplace

Workplace harassment is a business-critical issue in all places of work and should be taken extremely seriously.