Ontario Announces Working for Workers Five Act
On May 6, 2024, the Government of Ontario announced that it will be introducing the Working for Workers Five Act (the “Act”), building on four previous Working for Workers Acts.
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On May 6, 2024, the Government of Ontario announced that it will be introducing the Working for Workers Five Act (the “Act”), building on four previous Working for Workers Acts.
Read moreIn this issue: 1) Court Upholds “With Cause” Termination of an Employee Who Worked a Secondary Job During Business Hours, 2) Attention Federally Regulated Employers: Recent Amendments to the Canada Labour Code Now in Effect, 3) Temporary Help Agency Licensing: What Employers Need to Know
Read moreFor 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.
Read moreProposed 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.
Read moreIn 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
Read moreAs of June 2, 2022, employers with 25 or more employees are required to have a written disconnecting from work policy in place.
Read moreThe B.C. Government has introduced amendments to the Employment Standards Act regarding the new five-day paid sick leave entitlement introduced this year.
Read moreBill 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.
Read moreBC Employment Standards Act has been amended to introduce protected paid leave for employees, for purposes of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.
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