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In the current economy, many employers are facing financial and operational challenges.

Dans cette affaire, l'arbitre conclut que les salariés temporaires mis à pied maintiennent un lien d'emploi au sens de la convention, leur donnant...

Effective 12:01 a.m. on December 26, 2020, Ontario will enter a provincewide lockdown during which most non-essential business must remain closed.

On May 29, 2020, a new regulation to Ontario's Employment Standards Act (ESA) was introduced exempting COVID-19-related temporary hours or wage reductions from the usual layoff and constructive dismissal provisions.

The Government of Saskatchewan introduced their economic aid measures for residents in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their COVID-19 Provincial Response for individuals and businesses can be found here.

Amidst the fear and uncertainty caused by the current, rapidly changing COVID-19 pandemic, employers have been left asking, "What can I do with my employees?", and "What can I do to help them out?"

Unless a written employment contract says otherwise (and absent just cause), employees are entitled to reasonable notice of termination.

In a recent blog post, we discussed key considerations for employers in the face of new tariffs, including reviewing employment contracts, layoff requirements, changes to employment terms, and alternatives to dismissal.

On April 11, 2020, the federal government passed Bill C-14, which brought the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) into law.

In response to the to the "threat or potential realization" of U.S. tariffs and the expected impact on Canadian businesses...

The COVID-19 pandemic has obviously impacted and impeded the way in which businesses can operate. More specifically, through various lockdowns and mandatory closures for workplaces not deemed "essential",...

In Keewatin-Patricia District School Board v. Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, 2019 ONSC 7102, the Ontario Divisional Court dismissed an application for judicial review of ...

In our earlier two blog posts, Returning the Workplace to Safe Operation: Part 1, Part 2, we addressed the occupational health and safety issues surrounding returning the workplace to safe operation.

In the current economy, many Quebec employers are faced with the difficult decision of closing their establishments or dismissing some or all of their employees.

Ontario's Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) Regulation expired on July 30, 2022 in accordance with the provincial government's confirming of July 30th as the end of the official...

This post is intended to address common issues that have been raised by employers since our last post on this issue

Work-Sharing ("WS") is an adjustment program for employers to avoid layoffs when there is a temporary reduction in business that is beyond the employer's control

On May 29, 2020, the Ontario government issued a new Regulation 228/20 (the Regulation) intended to adjust termination liability under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the ESA)...