Employers' Advisor
In this issue: 1) Ontario Gets Working for Workers Seven…And B.C. Plays Catch-Up (Or Skips Ahead) 2) Truth Over Tarnish: Negative Work Reference Held Not Defamatory 3) Time to Face the Change: HRTO Introduces Mandatory Mediation and Releases Updated Practice Directions
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Employers' Advisor
In this issue: 1) Tariffs 2) Remote Work / Constructive Dismissal 3) Termination Clauses
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In A Flash
In Spears v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 329, the employee, a public servant, was dismissed for misconduct after failing to comply with her employer’s Covid-19 Vaccination Policy, despite her status as a remote worker. Her subsequent application for employment insurance (“EI”) benefits was denied. After two failed appeals, the employee brought the matter before the Federal Court on judicial review. On February 28, 2024, the Federal Court dismissed her application, thereby affirming the original decision to deny her EI benefits.
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Employers' Advisor
In this issue: 1) Employers Take Note: Increasingly Large Common Law Notice Periods, 2) New Pay Transparency Legislation in BC and Ontario, 3) Canada Labour Code Amendments Change the Game in Labour Actions
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