Many employees have been required to work remotely over the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 21, 2022, the Ontario government has lifted its mandatory …
The announcement that Deloitte is reversing COVID-19 vaccine mandates signals the crossroads at which many employers find themselves as society crawls towards a return to normal. As recommendations of health …
People often get exactly what they pay for. This is as true in law as it is in life. Here is one story that should make employees pause when they are offered a “free” consultation with a lawyer.
When an employer wishes to terminate employment, the employee is entitled to notice or pay in lieu, and severance pay in certain instances. Depending upon various scenarios, the total severance …
On February 24, 2022, the Ontario government announced its plans to introduce new legislation that would require larger employers to tell employees if and how they are being monitored electronically. …
A recent BC case considered this very question. The BC court shed some light on how secretive recording in the workplace may be considered in the context of wrongful dismissal …
Many employers in Ontario implemented mandatory vaccine policies in 2021 that required their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations to continue working for them, and many of those that did not …
As regular testing for COVID-19 continues to be commonplace in many workplaces, it is not always clear who should be responsible for the costs of rapid antigen testing in the …
There have been instances where employees have refused to return to work over Covid-19 concerns. Their refusal to continue working during the pandemic is based on the lack of safety …
Cineplex laid off 6,000 part-time employees temporarily in Ontario and Quebec last week. Approximately 5,000 of those jobs were in Ontario establishments. The company cited new enhanced COVID-19 restrictions as …
