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In this special Father’s Day edition of the Fasken Perspectives Podcast, members of our South African office Labour, Employment & Human Rights team including Owethu Mbambo, Daphney Willem and Benny Makoloane, unpack the evolving parental leave framework in South Africa and what it means for employers, employees, and families.

Although employers in Ontario are no doubt preoccupied with the recently introduced Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018

In the fifth episode of a six-part podcast series "The Fundamentals of Canadian Labor Law," Littler attorneys Matthew Badrov and Stephen Shore discuss how strikes and lockouts...

With legalization on Ontario's doorstep, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has issued a new policy discussing the impact of legal cannabis on human rights issues in the province.

The Government’s budget implementation bill includes provisions that will allow fines against employers abusing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Earlier this year, the Québec Arbitration Tribunal took a stance on pre-employment medical examinations in its decision in Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses de Loto-Québec (CSN) v. Loto-Québec (April 26,2013) AZ-50963201, Arbitrator Nathalie Faucher.

The British Columbia Employment Standards Branch ("B.C. ESB") updated its "Employment Standards Act Interpretation Guide" to address COVID-19-related closures...

When dealing with employees who fail or refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, employers in Ontario may wish to consider, among other things, whether such employee(s) should be placed ...

In this video from "Trending2013: An M&A Series by Cassels Brock", partner Laurie Jessome looks at the issues surrounding employee onboarding in the M&A context.

In this video from "Trending2013: An M&A Series by Cassels Brock", partner John McGowan takes a look at how to best manage employment issues when buying or selling a business.

In February 2010, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed an application for certification for the purpose of representing the employees working at postal outlets in various Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix drug store franchises across Canada.

On January 21st, Howard Levitt was interviewed on CTV National News discussing the topic of gender equality amongst employees, particularly in regards to the Human Rights complaint filed by the Women's World Cup players...

On March 18th, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Newstalk 1010 "Live Drive with Ryan Doyle" discussing what the rights are of employers to dictate when employees can take vacation time.

On April 2nd, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Newstalk 1010 "The Live Drive with Ryan Doyle".

On April 16th, Howard Levitt was interviewed on Newstalk 1010 "The Live Drive with Ryan Doyle" discussing the latest development in the Jian Ghomeshi case.

If you have an employee who will be given the day off on Monday, or if it is their regular day off, that employee is entitled to be paid an average day's pay.

Employment agreements are essential in the workplace, and keeping up to date with changes in the law and precedents can be a challenge.