Ontario

April 25, 2012 by Mary Picard in English, Ontario, Pensions and Benefits

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Severance packages for employees in defined benefit pension plans are about to get a lot more expensive

Effective July 1, 2012 , the Ontario Pension Benefits Act will require employers to pay higher pension benefits to many […]

April 19, 2012 by Catherine Coulter in English, National, Ontario, Restrictive Covenants

In the case of Veolia ES Industrial Services Inc. v. Brule, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed that the severance […]

April 17, 2012 by Adrian Miedema in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is publishing the names of employers convicted of violating the Ontario Employment Standards Act, however […]

March 22, 2012 by Catherine Coulter in English, Ontario, Wrongful Dismissal

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In the November 2011 Ontario case of Hussain v. Suzuki Canada, the court awarded 26 months’ notice to a 36 […]

March 17, 2012 by Catherine Coulter in English, Labour, Ontario

The Public Service Labour Relations Board has reinstated a 27 year federal civil servant who was fired for spending between […]

March 17, 2012 by Andy Pushalik in Employment Standards, English, Ontario

Ontario’s human resources professionals are one step closer to belonging to a true professional regulatory organization. On March 1, 2012, […]