In-Depth Analysis
Ensuring that OHS risks are effectively managed with respect to volunteer ‘workers’ is key for employers. This article outlines what those OHS risks are and effective means of mitigating them.
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In-Depth Analysis
In this issue: 1) BC Court Rules that Placement on Unpaid Leave for Violation of Mandatory Vaccination Policy is not Constructive Dismissal; 2) Roasted: Investigation Conduct Lands Employer Café in Hot Water; 3) OHRT Rules that it has Concurrent Jurisdiction with Labour Arbitrators over Human Rights Matters
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In-Depth Analysis
In this issue: 1) To Track or Not to Track: Your Organization Needs an Electronic Monitoring Policy for That; 2) Kosteckyj v Paramount: Employee had 25 days to Claim Constructive Dismissal; 3) “Quiet Quitting”: Emerging Issues and the Future of Work
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In-Depth Analysis
In this issue: ON Court of Appeal Affirms Award of 26 Months’ Pay to Terminated Employee, Check Yourself: B.C. Government Eliminates Mandatory Voting for Union Certification in Favour of Card Checkand Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act: Blurring the Distinction Between Employees and Independent Contractors Performing Digital Platform Work.
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In-Depth Analysis
The Government of ON passed Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, which, among other things, contains various amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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In-Depth Analysis
In this issue: Class Action on Unpaid Overtime: Employer Liable for “Permitting” Employees to Work Overtime, Increased Paid Sick Leave and Additional Bereavement Leave Coming to the Canada Labour Code, An Update on Successful Employer Vaccination Policies.
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In-Depth Analysis
In this issue: Drafting an Enforceable Mandatory Vaccination Policy, Enforceability of Termination Clauses in Employment Contracts and Employment in the Gig Economy.
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In-Depth Analysis
The decision should be of concern to all “owners” and “employers” as it could significantly expand liabilities under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act on construction projects.
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In-Depth Analysis
Recent amendments to the Provincial Offences Act have expanded the court’s ability to conduct proceedings electronically. This Advisor discusses those amendments and the potential impact on defendants charged under the OHSA and other provincial statutes.
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