Employment Standards

April 08, 2014 by Jeff Mitchell in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

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Beware the Unpaid Intern – He/She May be Eligible for Pay

The issue of unpaid internships is becoming a growing concern for both employers and Ministry of Labour Inspectors. Recently, the publisher of magazines Toronto Life and The Walrus announced that they were pulling the plug on their unpaid internships f...

March 31, 2014 by Jeff Mitchell in Employment Standards, English, National

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(Not) April Fools Day – Changes to the Canada Labour Code effective April 1, 2014

For those federally regulated employers that are governed by the Canada Labour Code (the “Federal Code”), there are some substantive changes coming of which you should take note. The Jobs and Growth Act, 2012 made certain amendments to the Federal ...

January 15, 2014 by Lauren Ignacz in Employment Standards

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New standards allow compassionate care leave for employees

Alberta’s Employment Standards Code, has been amended to provide new minimum standards to allow employees to take compassionate care leave. On February 1, 2014, these amendments will take effect.

Employees will be eligible to take up to 8 weeks of leave in order to provide care or support to a seriously

December 10, 2013 by Catherine Coulter in Employment Standards, English, Human Rights, Ontario

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Compliance Reminder – Accessibilty for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) has been around for a while. So what’s the big deal now?

For starters, recent Freedom of Information Act requests have demonstrated that about 70% of Ontario private sector employers with 20 or more employees have not yet complied with required self-reporting requirements to

October 31, 2013 by Employment and Labor Group in Dentons, Employment and Labour, Employment Standards, Labour, Seminar

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The Non-Working Worker: A Practical Guide for Dealing with Employee Absences – Seminar

We hope that you will join us in Vancouver on Wednesday, November 20th as we discuss: When They’re Not at […]

August 20, 2013 by Catherine Coulter in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

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Changes May be Coming to Ontario’s Minimum Wage

On July 17th, the Ontario Ministry of Labour announced that it has appointed a Minimum Wage Advisory Panel, chaired by […]

March 07, 2013 by Catherine Coulter in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

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New Ontario Job-Protected Leaves

On March 5, 2013, the Ontario government introduced new legislation which, if passed, would create three new job-protected leaves. The […]

February 19, 2013 by Catherine Coulter in Employment Standards, English, National, Occupational Health and Safety, Ontario

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Natural Disasters in the Workplace – What Do I Do?

Did you know that the Ontario Ministry of Labour has a Q&A on how to deal with natural disasters in […]

January 11, 2013 by Catherine Coulter in Constructive Dismissal, Employment Standards, English, National, Wrongful Dismissal

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HR Professionals: The Key to Smooth Corporate Acquisitions

Although human resources professionals are not always recognized for their efforts during a corporate acquisition, the work which they do […]

January 04, 2013 by Blair McCreadie in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

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Company Director Jailed for Ontario Employment Standards Violations

A director of six Ontario companies has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after those companies systematically ignored orders […]