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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) recently issued a new guideline for employers targeting their employees who violate COVID-19 vaccination policies.

Restrictions have eased and many mask and vaccine mandates have been lifted, but the impacts of COVID-19 in the workplace are still here, as one employer recently found out.

Since March 2020, employers have been navigating COVID-19 and its impact on the workplace.

On October 6, 2021, Monte McNaughton, the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, announced a number of proposed changes that, if passed, will help employers across the province of Ontario cope with the economic hardship imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This guide presents an overview of statutory minimums established by applicable employment standards laws and regulations in the above-noted jurisdictions.

Le gouvernement de l'Alberta a annoncé d'autres modifications à sa législation sur les normes du travail en vue de faire face aux répercussions pratiques de la COVID-19.

On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, the Ontario government introduced Bill 238, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2020.

It's hard to believe that due to a worldwide pandemic, we are now in month 14 of various forms of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders.

The province-wide state of emergency declared in Manitoba under The Emergency Measures Act expires on October 21, 2021.

A new job protected leave was announced by the Alberta government on March 13, 2020.

The Government of Ontario has introduced new rules applicable across the province in its efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, and in particular the Omicron variant.

On March 16, 2020, Ontario's provincial government announced that it will draft legislation that will protect workers and their families during the global COVID-19 outbreak.

As we explained in our recent Update, at the end of May 2020 the Ontario government introduced a new regulation under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.

As our regular readers will be well aware, this countdown was set to end on September 4, 2020.

Today, the Ontario Government announced further amendments to extend the maximum periods of temporary layoffs to January 2, 2021, before they could be...

The Ontario government has extended the temporary relief measures under Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) set out in O. Reg. 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave until January 2, 2021.

The Ontario Government has extended the maximum period of COVID-related temporary layoffs until January 1, 2022.