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Late last week, in an interview with the CBC, Ontario Minister of Labour, Kevin Flynn said that the Changing Workplace Review Final Report will be publicly available late this spring.

On April 24, 2024, Ontario's Health Minister announced that employers would no longer be permitted to request that a sick employee provide a doctor's note to justify their absence.

The employer's Absenteeism Policy permitted employees to be absent without justification for up to 10% of their scheduled shifts without penalty.

The Ontario government is conducting a consultation on amending the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to include an unpaid 27-week personal...

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, John Howard v. Benson Group Inc. 2015 ONSC 2638, has given employers some helpful guidance on ending fixed term agreements with employees.

This poster lays out key ESA standards and directs employees how to learn more about their rights.

In Ontario more than 550,000 people work at hospitals, long-term care homes and other health care workplaces.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission published a new comprehensive Policy on preventing discrimination because of Gender Identity and Gender Expression.

On November 27, 2024, the Ontario government introduced Bill 229, the sixth statute in its Working for Workers legislative series, the Working for Workers Six Act...

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "OLRB") is considering revamping how it geographically organizes construction bargaining units in Northern Ontario, and is seeking submissions from the public.

On June 1, 2014 the minimum wage in Ontario will increase from $10.25 to $11 per hour. Effective 2015, increases reflecting the Consumer Price Index will be announced annually each April and take effect the following October.

Ontario government appointed 2 Special Advisors to review the modern-day workplace and to consider whether the OLRA 1995 & Ontario ESA 2000 require amendments to reflect workplaces as we know them.

On December 6, 2018, Bill 57, Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 ("Bill 57") received Royal Assent.

Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023 received Royal Assent on October 26, 2023. Bill 79 will implement amendments to various employment law related statutes.

Ontario’s Pay Equity Commission recently published an interpretative guide designed to help employers understand their obligations under the Pay Equity Act.

Until September 20, 2024, employers and other stakeholders can provide comments on the proposed new rules for job postings in Ontario. These proposed rules include the new Part III.1 (Job Postings)...

"Piercing the corporate veil" is the judicial act of imposing personal liability on otherwise immune corporate officers, directors, and shareholders for the corporation's wrongful acts.

Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) came into force on August 3, 2021.