In A Flash
In a 2-1 decision, the majority of the Divisional Court of Ontario overturned a HRTO decision which determined that permanent residency is intrinsically included under the protected ground of citizenship.
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COVID-19
Bill 13 – the Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 received Royal Assent and is now law in B.C. Bill 13 requires employers to provide paid COVID-19-related leave to eligible employees, for up to a maximum of 3 days.
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COVID-19
When passed, Bill 13 will temporarily amend the ESA such that employers will be obligated to provide paid COVID-19-related leave to eligible employees, for up to a maximum of three days, if the employee qualifies for the leave.
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COVID-19
The Provincial Health Officer has issued a written order which allows medical health officers to close all or part of a workplace where the officer has reason to believe that one or more employees has been infected with COVID-19 in the workplace.
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COVID-19
All public health regions will return to the Shutdown zone of Stage 1 for a period of four weeks effective April 3/21. During this time, measures under the COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open, will be paused.
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COVID-19
As case counts rise and an increasing prevalence of several variants of concern B.C. Government announces new COVID-19 restrictions that will come into effect on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at midnight and will be in force for at least three weeks.
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Article
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.
COVID-19
The ON Government announced that while the state of emergency will expire as scheduled on February 9, 2021, the current Stay-at-Home Orders will remain in place in the majority of the public health regions in ON.
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