Sometimes, like in the case of a corporate restructuring, an employer will find the need to terminate groups of employees or even entire business units at the same time. The Ontario legislature has addressed the potential adverse consequences of mass terminations by prescribing certain minimum statutory entitlements.
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Recreational cannabis is now legal in Canada. For individuals 19 years of age or older in Ontario, possession is limited to up to 30 grams of dried ca Read More...
In January 2018, the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 changed significantly with the passing of Bill 148: Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs. While th Read More...
A question employment lawyers are often asked – by employers and employees alike - is whether it is legal to secretly record conversations at work.
On January 1, 2018, significant changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 under Bill 148, or the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, t Read More...
On April 26, 2018 the Ontario government passed Bill 3, Pay Transparency Act, 2018, which establishes requirements regarding the disclosure of compens Read More...
While most people use the terms “laid off” and “terminated” interchangeably to describe dismissal from employment, there is in fact a legal di Read More...
The Governor General signed Bill C-16 into law, amending the Canadian Human Rights Act to include “gender identity” and “gender expression” as Read More...