COVID-19 is fundamentally changing the world we live in, but what impact will the societal changes of the past year have on the future of the workplace? For the 2021 edition of The Word: Forces for Change, Ius Laboris surveyed over 500 HR professionals in over 25 countries around the world and their findings offers employers insights and guidance for the road ahead.
Time to review your COVID-19 workplace screening practices. The Ontario Chief Medical Office of Health has issued an update and further developed the workplace COVID-19 Screening tool for businesses and workers.
Read moreBill 10, which largely eliminates secret ballot votes as a precondition of unionization and opens the door for yearly union raids in the construction industry, has now passed third reading and is expected to become “law” by June 2, 2022 when it receives Royal Assent.
Read moreOn December 13, 2023, the federal Pay Equity Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) authorized NAV CANADA to establish two pay equity plans, despite unanimous opposition from the affected unions. Establishing multiple plans is an exception to the presumption under section 12 of the Pay Equity Act (the “Act”) in favour of an employer creating a single pay equity plan for its entire workforce. This decision is significant as it is one of the first decisions approving, in part, an application for multiple pay equity plans.
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