In A Flash
For the third consecutive year, the Ontario Government has introduced legislative amendments to various workplace laws under the so-called “Working for Workers Act”. This year’s iteration – the Working for Workers Act, 2023 – was introduced on March 20, 2023.
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In A Flash
Upcoming amendment to the federal sector minimum age of employment under the Canada Labour Code are set to increase the minimum age of employment from 17 to 18 for certain types of work.
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The ON Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced a proposal to make various amendments to regulations applicable to the construction industry and if approved, would come into force on July 1, 2023.
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Proposed changes would essentially serve to make remote workers eligible for the same “enhanced” notice period as in-office employees in the event of a mass termination. It would also entitle new hires to certain written information about their jobs.
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The new Bill, when passed into law, will establish the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday for all provincially regulated employers in B.C.
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The B.C. Labour Relations Board has overturned its own prior decision, finding that the B.C. Labour Relations Code does not permit provincially regulated unionized employees to refuse to cross a picket line associated with a federally regulated work dispute.
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New requirements under the OHSA require certain Ontario workplaces to provide naloxone kits and training to workers on how to administer naloxone.
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In response to recent labour shortages, Government of Canada announced a temporary two-year measure extending eligibility for an Open Work Permit to family members of temporary foreign workers.
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COVID-19
Employees who received CERB following termination of employment will no longer have those benefits deducted from any award of wrongful dismissal damages.
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