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March 18, 2022 by Emily Kroboth in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario

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Ontario introduces the Working for Workers Act, 2022, addressing digital platform workers, electronic monitoring, and OHSA fines

On February 28, 2022, the Ontario government issued Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88), not to […]

March 10, 2022 by Emily Kroboth in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario

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Ontario to lift mask mandate and other restrictions by the end of April: What employers need to know

Ontario is set to lift its mask mandate for most settings on March 21, 2022, and eliminate the mandate altogether […]

February 08, 2022 by Matthew Curtis in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario

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Ontario court clarifies prohibition on employment non-competition clauses

An Ontario court has recently confirmed that the prohibition on post employment non-competition agreements in Ontario does not void non-competition […]

November 18, 2021 by Mary Picard in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario, pensions, Pensions and Benefits

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How many members of your pension plan are missing?

The Ontario pension regulator wants to know Administrators of registered pension plans wrestle with a serious challenge regarding “missing members”. […]

October 27, 2021 by Emily Kroboth in Employment and Labour, General

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Ontario government to ban non-compete agreements, require employers to implement policy with respect to disconnecting from work

On October 25, 2021, the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27). If passed, this new […]

October 25, 2021 by Mary Picard in General, Ontario, pensions, Pensions and Benefits

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Employers who administer Ontario DC pension plans: act now!

Employers who administer defined contribution (DC) pension plans registered in Ontario may want to consider telling the Ontario government that […]

October 07, 2021 by Larysa Workewych in Employment and Labour, General

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Federal Pay Equity Act came into force August 31, 2021 – what employers need to know

The Pay Equity Act[1] (the “Act”), which received royal assent in December 2018, finally came into force nearly three years […]

September 17, 2021 by April Kosten in Alberta, COVID-19, Employment and Labour, General

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What Alberta’s new restrictions mean for employers and their business

Note: This post has been updated to reflect the changes made to the Restrictions Exemption Program on September 18, 2021. […]

September 17, 2021 by Meaghen Russell in COVID-19, General, Ontario

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Deemed IDEL extended to end of 2021: What this means for Ontario employers

Ontario’s deemed infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) has been further extended, just a week before it was expected to end […]

June 17, 2021 by Larysa Workewych in General

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$2.5 million payroll threshold for ESA severance pay includes global – not just Ontario – payroll, says Ontario Division Court

Ontario employers have long understood that if their annual Ontario payroll (total wages paid to employees in Ontario in a […]