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In a previous post, we reported that an arbitrator had accepted a union's request to impose 24-hour shifts for the City of St. Catharines' firefighters, in spite of the city's safety concerns.

On March 12, 2020, the Ontario government announced that, in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, ...

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is causing significant disruptions across all industries in Canada and many are finding themselves planning

Employers may now need to report all serious accidents that take place on their premises – even if no worker is involved or harmed.

A labour arbitrator has held that the practice of unionized long-term care home employees voluntarily working two 8-hour shifts in succession did not violate the Ontario Employment Standards Act...

The CBC is reporting that criminal negligence charges have been laid in the highway death in August of a flag person working on a road crew in Saskatchewan.

Employers in Canada with safety-sensitive workplaces constantly struggle with adjudicators preferring employee privacy and discrimination laws over keeping a workplace safe from the use of drugs and alcohol.

For employers that have employees with families in west Africa who have recently visited or who are currently visiting, the issue may be real and immediate.

An electrical contractor has been hit with a huge fine after its faulty electrical work led to a resident's death.

Do you manufacture, own, operate or service elevators or escalators in Ontario? If so, you should be aware of (and be reminded of ) your legal obligations to prevent incidents.

In an unusual case, a psychiatrist has decided to disclose, to an employee’s employer and the police, a threat made by the employee against the employer in a confidential psychiatric treatment session.

At a May 7, 2019 sentencing hearing in R. v. Bell, a sole proprietor of a small roofing company, (B), was sentenced to seven days in jail after a guilty plea to a July 22, 2017 offence where there were no injuries.

With the start of a new year comes the opportunity to reflect on your business's labour relations and start tackling those items on your "to-do" list.

The rights of employers to institute mandatory vaccination policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been clarified in the recent decision of Parmar v. Tribe Management Inc., 2022 BCSC 1675.

While the media frenzy regarding the H1N1 influenza virus (also known as the “swine flu”) has somewhat subsided over the past few months, recent reports by the World Health Organization have indicated that, in some regions, instances of swine flu are increasing.

Bill C-59 proposes several key changes to the provisions of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 as part of the federal government's 2015 Economic Action Plan.

But what counts as "workplace harassment" and what are an employer's obligations? This post will set out the basics.

Workplace injuries in Ontario carry significant legal and financial consequences for employers, making compliance with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) essential. Understanding employer obligations under the WSIB regime—from mandatory registration and premium calculations to injury reporting and return-to-work programs—is critical for managing risk and avoiding costly penalties.