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Long-term construction employees may be entitled to reasonable notice of...
Generally, construction employees are not entitled to termination or severance pay under the Employment Standards Act (the “Act”). Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 288/01 of the Act explicitly exempts...
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People analytics at work: Achieving objectives and realizing outcomes, part 2
Last month we presented a framework for thinking about and doing people analytics, and we explored the first step – ensuring your people analytics initiatives are situated firmly within the context of...
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Ontario takes on part-time employment
“In Minister Flynn’s address to the conference participants, it was evident that one of the objectives of Bill 148 was to discourage the growth of part-time employment at the expense of full-time...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Supreme Court rules on drug-related dismissal The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal in a case involving an Alberta worker who was fired...
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Marijuana use remains cloudy
For those of you who missed the First Reference 18th Annual Ontario Employment Law Conference, one of the topics addressed was that of medical marijuana use in the workplace. As laws regarding...
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Canada Day, statutory (public) holiday: Celebrating 150 years!
Photo: Government of Canada website Canada celebrates 150 years on July 1! In all provinces and territories, Canada Day is a statutory (public) holiday. This year, July 1 is a Saturday, a non-working...
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Summarizing WSIB’s proposed Rate Framework
Image: www.wsib.on.ca “One of the key goals of the proposed Preliminary Rate Framework is to implement a “streamlined and simpler classification structure”. The word “simpler” is key!” Part one –...
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Young workers: Staying safe at work
With the summer months beginning this is the time when students are starting new jobs. These young workers and/or new workers (under the age of 25 and/or have been in a particular job for less than six...
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Certification and recertification requirements change for federally regulated...
You may recall that Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act, was...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Repeal of increase in OAS age of eligibility and other changes The federal government is making changes to the Old Age Security Regulations to...
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Fishing for notice: British Columbia Supreme Court addresses inducement and...
In a recent BC Supreme Court decision, Sollows v. Albion Fisheries Ltd., the court clarified what qualifies as inducement in the context of a reasonable notice period assessment. The court also took a...
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The damages formerly known as Wallace – Are they still relevant?
It has been a while since I have written about “The Damages Formerly Known as Wallace”, more commonly known as either bad faith damages or Honda damages. In fact, it has been about eight years since...
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People analytics at work: Achieving objectives and realizing outcomes, part 3
This week we continue our look at our simplified framework for people analytics. Over the past two weeks we’ve shown how HR, by situating analytics in the context of business objectives and outcomes,...
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Don’t take a chance on it: The uncertainty of ESA-only termination clauses
In January 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Cook v. Hatch (PDF) (“Cook”) upholding a less than perfect termination clause that failed to reference statutory...
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AODA update and compliance in the digital space
There has been lots of discussion about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) over the last few years, with many compliance deadlines having come and gone, and more still...
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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Articles may require log in credentials to HRinfodesk. Workplace strategies: Risk of impairment from cannabis The legalization of cannabis is expected to impact the workplace. Therefore, the Canadian...
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Update: Ontario Liberals announce changes to labour law—and a $15 minimum wage
Premier Kathleen Wynne announced which recommendations of the Final Report of the Changing Workplace Review she would like to see implemented, including a $15 minimum wage (see our summary of the Final...
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Secret recordings in the workplace: a review of legal and practical consequences
A common question employment lawyers are asked (by both employees and employers) is whether it is legal to make secret recordings while at work. A variety of circumstances may provide the motive for...
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Municipal Integrity Commissioners and Workplace Investigators: Who does what...
Bill 68, the Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2017, received Royal Assent on May 30, 2017. One of the biggest changes introduced by the Bill is the requirement that all municipalities...
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Divisional Court confirms Human Rights Code provides statutory authority to...
Back in December 2015, I wrote a blog post on a recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decision in Bottiglia v. Ottawa Catholic School Board. The case concerned the ability of an employer to demand an...
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