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...
Read More →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 ...
Read More →A terminated employee was convicted of “Mischief to Data” and “Unauthorized use of a Computer” contrary to the Criminal Code after he remotely accessed a former co-worker’s e-mail without her authorization and forwarded several e-mails to his...
Read More →20/3/2014Treasury Board Secretariat has revised its interpretation regarding the recognition of prior student employment for the purpose of calculating vacation leave Language English News and Events: General Updates
Read More →12/2/2014Fellow FIs, The federal government has disclosed its Economic Action Release plans for 2014, and at a time when Canadian athletes are making our nation proud at the Winter Games, we regret to say that this government did not turn in a podium-...
Read More →Direct evidence of discrimination is not required for an employee to succeed before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Tribunal has decided. The decision provides guidance as to what evidence is required to prove discrimination. In Islam v. Bi...
Read More →Picture it: you have the perfect person to hire. You run the background check, and discover a criminal conviction. You are inclined to withdraw the offer, but suddenly you are faced with the question: can I do it? The answer will depend on which provin...
Read More →A recent Ontario decision dealt with the issue of liability as between two defrauded employers: is a past (former) employer liable to a new employer when a fraudulent employee steals money from the latter to satisfy its debt to the former? In the recen...
Read More →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
Read More →As we gather with family and friends across our great country to celebrate the end of 2013, and as we look forward to a more hopeful 2014, let this be a New Year focused on Canadians, and not on political drama and
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