January 19, 2012 – The Employers’ Edge Blog – 2011 In Review – A Look Back at...
2011 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law. Over the course of the year, CCP blogged these developments and in this blog we provide our...
View ArticleAugust 9, 2012 – The Employers’ Edge Blog – AODA Update: Ontario Government...
The Ontario Government has recently released its “Guide to the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulations” (“IAS”) in July of 2012. The IAS standard has been passed as a regulation under the...
View ArticleDecember 6, 2012 – The Employers’ Edge – Rarely-Used Penalty Invoked to Land...
If the Ministry of Labour gives you an Order, you had better comply. That’s the message employers should be taking from the example of Steven Blondin, the Director of six Ontario companies that were...
View ArticleJanuary 3, 2013 – The Employers’ Edge – Ontario Court determines that plain...
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently confirmed that the plain meaning of language in employment contracts will likely be relied on by the Courts when called upon to determine the intentions...
View ArticleMarch 21, 2013 -The Employers’ Edge – Minister of Labour Re-tables Leave Act
Three New Job-Related Leaves Expected to be Passed in Short Order On March 5, 2013, Bill 21: The Employment Standards Amendment Act (Leaves to Help Families) was tabled. The amendments proposed by the...
View ArticleApril 4, 2013 – The Employers’ Edge – Written Notice of Termination for...
A recent decision of Arbitrator Randy Levinson found that the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) does not require an employer to pay termination pay to disabled employees if the employer wishes to...
View ArticleApril 18, 2013 – The Employers’ Edge – Why Every Employer Should Use...
As trusted advisors to employers, we are often called upon when a non-union employee is about to be dismissed without cause to give advice on what the period of reasonable notice or pay in lieu of...
View ArticleMay 2, 2013 – The Employers’ Edge – New Occupational Health and Safety Act...
There are two important updates on Occupational Health and Safety for this year: 1) Safety Blitz Schedule Spring is in the air – and so is the Ministry of Labour’s new Safety Blitz schedule....
View ArticleMay 9, 2013 – The Employers’ Edge – The Right to be Reinstated after...
In a previous post we advised provincial employers how to navigate return-to-work issues under the Employment Standards Act following maternity/parental leave. Federal employers, however, find...
View ArticleJuly 4, 2013 – The Employers’ Edge – Compliance with Temporary Layoff...
When an employer is facing tough financial times they may decide to implement temporary layoffs of some employees until the business can get back on its feet. This is an unfortunate but commonly...
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