Division of Pensions on Marriage Breakdown: New Rules
Significant changes came into effect on January 1, 2012, regarding the treatment of pension benefits of Ontario members who go […]
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August 03, 2012 by Mary Picard
in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
August 02, 2012 by Andy Pushalik
in English, Labour, Ontario
Arbitrator Reinstates Sleepy Security Guard
An employer’s ambiguous disciplinary policy and lenient past disciplinary practice has caused it to lose an otherwise strong just cause […]
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August 01, 2012 by Mark Dunsmuir
in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
Pension Benefit Statements: New Rules
Recent Ontario pension reforms have created additional disclosure statement obligations that administrators should consider when they work with their third-party […]
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July 31, 2012 by Adrian Miedema
in Constructive Dismissal, English, Ontario
Boss’s “Stern Talk”, “No Nonsense” Style did Not Cause Constructive Dismissal
An Ontario judge has decided that an employee who resigned due to her boss’s stern talk and businesslike management style […]
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July 30, 2012 by Mark Dunsmuir
in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
New Expanded Rights of Pension Plan Members Regarding Advisory Committees
Ontario pension law has always permitted active members, deferred vested members and retired members of a pension plan to establish […]
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July 25, 2012 by Mark Dunsmuir
in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
Superintendent’s Power to Order a Pension Plan to be Wound Up: New Rules
Effective July 1, 2012, the Ontario Superintendent of Financial Services’ powers to order the wind-up of a pension plan has […]
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July 16, 2012 by Catherine Coulter
in Confidentiality/Trade Secrets, National, Ontario
What constitutes consideration to uphold an agreement?
In the recent decision of Downey v. Ecore International Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal found that a confidentiality agreement […]
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July 13, 2012 by Blair McCreadie
in English, Occupational Health and Safety, Ontario
Ontario Announces Summer Safety Inspection Blitz Of Crane Safety And Surface Mines And Quarries
The Ontario Ministry of Labour recently announced a summer safety inspection blitz targeting construction sites with mobile and tower cranes, […]
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July 13, 2012 by Blair McCreadie
in English, Occupational Health and Safety, Ontario
Preventing Heat Stress In The Workplace
As many places in Canada are sweltering under a summer heat wave, employers should assess the risk of heat exposure […]
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July 11, 2012 by Mary Picard
in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits
Extension of Grow-in Benefits – The Rules have Changed
Plan sponsors with certain types of defined benefit pension (DB) plans must familiarize themselves with the new grow-in rules which […]
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