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Bill 139 - new rights for temporary workers

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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January 15 2009

Last month, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 139, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2008 (the “Bill”

Employer obligations on election day

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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May 8 2009

The next B.C. election will be held on May 12, 2009

Mandatory retirement ends: problems begin?

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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March 10 2008

British Columbia now falls into step with most other Canadian provinces, including Ontario, by ending mandatory retirement

Unconscionability and the finality of settlements and releases

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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March 10 2008

When an employer dismisses an employee on an indefinite contract with no termination provision, it is standard practice to offer a severance package that goes beyond the statutory minimum, and require the employee to sign a release in exchange

Whistleblower protection and a comprehensive policy

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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March 10 2008

With scandals involving law-breaking and corruption in government and business headlining the news in recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to protect and, indeed, to encourage “whistleblowers.”

Spy on employees without cause and pay the price

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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September 9 2009

If this were a tale of an exhibitionist meeting a voyeur, it might have been a merry one

Ontario's Human Rights Code amendment means new challenges for employers

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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April 21 2008

On December 20, 2006, the Ontario Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2006, better known as Bill 107, received Royal Assent after the Act was passed on December 5, 2006

Court finds fixed-term contract no excuse for not giving reasonable notice

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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April 21 2008

In a recent B.C. Supreme Court decision, the issue of whether an employee with a fixed-term contract is continuously employed and therefore entitled to reasonable notice is clarified

New statutory holiday for Ontario; new costs for employers

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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April 21 2008

One of the first acts of Ontario's newly re-elected McGuinty government last fall was to add Family Day as a new statutory holiday under the Employment Standards Act

Grounds for dismissal: employees can't just deny insubordination

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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April 21 2008

Employee insubordination is generally recognized as a cause for dismissal when an employee refuses to submit to the lawful instructions of an employer in performing a task or job

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