Small employers are not complying with Ontario’s new accessibility and...
According to an AODA Alliance news release and a Nov. 18, 2013, Toronto Star article, the Ontario government fully knows that 70 percent of Ontario private sector organizations with at least 20...
View ArticleOntario’s Liberal government introduces employee friendly laws
On November 6, 2014, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received third reading at the Ontario legislature. When Bill 18 receives Royal Assent several significant changes...
View ArticleTop 10 employment law stories of 2015
Seasons change; employment laws change and the last four seasons saw many changes to Ontario’s employment laws. In fact, 2015 will be known as the year the Kathleen Wynne government started...
View ArticleNew legislation on vulnerable workers
As of November 20, 2014, Ontario gave royal assent and have passed the Stronger Workplace for a Stronger Economy Act, otherwise known as Bill 18. This Act certifies that vulnerable workers, such as...
View ArticleThree popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2 and the most recent changes to come into...
View ArticleOntario Court of Appeal says “moral blameworthiness” a factor in sentencing...
In the recent decision in Ontario (Labour) v New Mex Canada Inc., the Ontario Court of Appeal found that it may be appropriate to impose harsher sentences for offences under the Occupational Health and...
View ArticleVaccinations and the workplace
With the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines being administered in Canada, there is much chatter amongst employers and employees alike on whether an employer can make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory....
View ArticleMental health and workplace accommodation
Employees' mental health continues to be a critical issue faced by employers with at least 500,000 Canadians absent from work every week as a result of a mental illness. Continue reading Mental health...
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