Ontario

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 […]

January 18, 2022 by Mary Picard in Employment and Labour, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits

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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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

May 25, 2018 by Anneli LeGault in English, Human Rights, Ontario

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Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Rules That It Is Discriminatory To Deny Group Benefits To Employees Aged 65 and Older

We have reported before on the case of Wayne Talos and the Grand Erie District School Board. Mr. Talos was a teacher who chose to continue working past the age of 65, but was denied further benefit coverage due to his age.

Following a lengthy hearing, the Human Rights Tribunal ruled

May 08, 2018 by Pamela Chan Ebejer in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

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ESA Update: Ontario Government to Temporarily Reinstate Pre-Bill 148 Public Holiday Pay Formula Effective July 1, 2018

As you are aware, Bill 148 made substantial changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) that took effect on January 1, 2018. Among those changes was a new formula for calculating public holiday pay. This new formula required employers to calculate public holiday pay based on the regular wages

January 12, 2018 by Andy Pushalik in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

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Posting Alert – Ontario Publishes Updated Version of Employment Standards Poster

In conjunction with its overhaul of the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Ontario government has also published an updated version of the Employment Standards Poster. Employers must post the poster in the workplace in an area where it is likely to come to the attention of employees and provide a