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Ontario to Increase Minimum Wage, Effective October 1, 2023

The general minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing from $15.50 to $16.55 an hour, representing an approximate 6.8% increase.

In A Flash

Ontario Introduces Working for Workers Act, 2023

For 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.

In A Flash

Ontario Proposes Women’s-Only Washrooms and Properly Fitting Equipment on Construction Sites

The ON Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced a proposal to make various amendments to regulations applicable to the construction industry and if approved, would come into force on July 1, 2023.

In A Flash

Ontario Proposes Amendments Impacting Remote Workers and New Hires

Proposed 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.

In A Flash

Certain Ontario Workplaces Require Naloxone Kits by June 1, 2023

New requirements under the OHSA require certain Ontario workplaces to provide naloxone kits and training to workers on how to administer naloxone.

In A Flash

Ontario Court Strikes Down Bill 124 for Being Unconstitutional

The 2019 Bill legislated a max 1% compensation increase affecting approx. 780,000 workers in the public and broader public sector in ON. This article reviews the Court’s decision in ON English Catholic Teachers Assn. v. His Majesty and the potential impact on affected employers.

COVID-19

Ontario Arbitrator Finds Three-Dose Vaccination Policy Reasonable in Long-Term Care Home

Arbitrator upheld a mandatory three-dose vaccination policy in a long-term care home setting and found the employer even had a positive obligation to impose the policy, despite revocation of the Government Directive mandating vaccination policies in long-term care homes.

COVID-19

Ontario Arbitrator Finds University’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Reasonable

In a recent Ontario decision, Arbitrator Wright held that the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy was a reasonable exercise of management rights.

COVID-19

Ontario Arbitrators Issue New Awards on Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Earlier in June, Arbitrator Stewart upheld Alectra Utilities Corporation’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. Days later, Arbitrator Nairn rendered FCA Canada Inc.’s vaccination policy to be of no force or effect. Are these decisions as inconsistent as they seem?

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