Emond Harnden | Canada | 2 Feb 2023
Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022 came into force on April 11, 2022. It amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") to introduce…
SpringLaw | Canada | 1 Feb 2023
This post will explore some of the employment law issues that should be considered if you’re purchasing a business. Employment law-related factors to…
Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 18 Jan 2023
In our March 2022 insight, Working for Workers Act - Take Two, we reported on the Ontario government’s introduction of Bill…
McMillan LLP | Canada | 7 Dec 2022
In the recent decision of Chin v Beauty Express Canada Inc. ("Chin"), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the impact of an employee's…
Littler LLP | Canada | 3 Oct 2022
In Rayonier v Unifor, Locals 256 and 89, 2022 CanLII 75226 (ON LA), a union filed an individual grievance on behalf of an employee who died at age 66…
Cassels | Canada | 16 Aug 2022
On July 21, 2022, the Ontario government filed new regulations amending Ontario Regulation 228/20 (O. Reg. 228/20), resulting in the extension of paid…
McMillan LLP | Canada | 9 Aug 2022
Ontario’s Court of Appeal has clarified the basis on which reasonable notice should be calculated when an employee is dismissed and then rehired as…
Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 28 Jul 2022
As employers know, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government passed a regulation that temporarily extended timelines when…
Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 26 Jul 2022
In April 2022, the Government of Ontario enacted Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022, which, amongst other legislative changes, amended the…
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 21 Jul 2022
As of April 11, 2022, the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario) (“ESA”) was amended to require employers to implement an electronic monitoring…