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Ontario to Temporarily Provide Certain Essential Workers with Pandemic Premium Pay
The Ontario government is providing certain frontline workers with a temporary pandemic premium that will increase existing hourly wages.
Read moreMost Provinces Announce Strategies to Reopen Economies – Updated August 14/20
Provinces and Territories introduced plans in various forms, which generally involve phased-in approaches to the re-opening of economies. We have summarized these plans.
Read moreOntario’s Top Court Upholds Termination of Unvaccinated Worker
In a recent case, the Court of Appeal confirmed that an employee’s failure to meet COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by a third party amounted to frustration of the employment contract. There was, therefore, no obligation for the employer to provide notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice. The Court confirmed the motion judge’s findings, accepting that in the circumstances, all requirements for frustration had been met.
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