March 18, 2022 by Emily Kroboth in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario
  • Comments Off on Ontario introduces the Working for Workers Act, 2022, addressing digital platform workers, electronic monitoring, and OHSA fines

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 […]

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March 10, 2022 by Emily Kroboth in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario
  • Comments Off on Ontario to lift mask mandate and other restrictions by the end of April: What employers need to know

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 […]

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February 08, 2022 by Matthew Curtis in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario
  • Comments Off on Ontario court clarifies prohibition on employment non-competition clauses

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 […]

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January 18, 2022 by Mary Picard in Employment and Labour, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
  • Comments Off on Ontario’s new protection for pension whistleblowers and what it means for employers

Ontario’s new protection for pension whistleblowers and what it means for employers

A patchwork of laws across Canada protect employees who raise an alarm about alleged wrongdoing in their workplaces. There is […]

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December 31, 2021 by Mary Picard in Employment and Labour, Pensions and Benefits
  • Comments Off on Significant increase in Canadian payroll deductions for the Canada Pension Plan in 2022

Significant increase in Canadian payroll deductions for the Canada Pension Plan in 2022

Canadian employers must withhold higher amounts from employees’ pay in 2022 to fund the mandatory defined benefit state pension plan […]

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December 29, 2021 by Cristina Wendel in COVID-19, Dentons, Employment and Labour
  • Comments Off on Dentons + | COVID-19 Employment and Labour case law updates that you need to know about

Dentons + | COVID-19 Employment and Labour case law updates that you need to know about

In the below video, Cristina Wendel and Emily Kroboth provide answers to the most popular questions from a recent webinar on the latest […]

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November 18, 2021 by Mary Picard in Employment and Labour, General, Ontario, pensions, Pensions and Benefits
  • Comments Off on How many members of your pension plan are missing?

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”.  […]

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October 27, 2021 by Emily Kroboth in Employment and Labour, General
  • Comments Off on Ontario government to ban non-compete agreements, require employers to implement policy with respect to disconnecting from work

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 […]

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October 07, 2021 by Larysa Workewych in Employment and Labour, General
  • Comments Off on Federal Pay Equity Act came into force August 31, 2021 – what employers need to know

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 […]

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October 07, 2021 by Larysa Workewych in COVID-19, Employment and Labour
  • Comments Off on Vaccine mandate introduced for federally regulated public servants

Vaccine mandate introduced for federally regulated public servants

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that all federal public servants in the core public administration, including […]

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