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In a recent case, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario held that employers cannot discriminate against job applicants who do not have Canadian permanent resident status or citizenship...

The Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, announced that the Government of Canada's proposed Pay Equity Regulations are now available.

During a press conference this morning, Premier Doug Ford and Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development

In light of the recent escalation of and response to COVID-19, the Ontario government has announced its intention to develop new protections for Ontario workers who are required to take unpaid leave during self-isolation ...

In R. v. Metron Construction Corp., the Ontario Court of Appeal dramatically increased a fine imposed on the defendant Metron following its guilty plea to a charge of criminal negligence causing death, from $200,000 to $750,000.

Under the Canada Elections Act, all Canadian employers (with some limited exceptions in the transportation industry) must ensure their employees have 3 consecutive hours free from work during opening hours for polls on election day.

In Humphrey v. Mene Inc., 2022 ONCA 531, the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA") found that the employee in question, Humphrey, was entitled to a reduction from 12 months' notice to 6 months' notice...

On March 19, 2019, Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled in the House of Commons the Liberal Government's fourth budget, Investing in the Middle Class ("Budget 2019").

The Federal Labour Minister announced that legislation will be introduced this fall to modernize the decades-old Canada Labour Code (the "Code").

With the holiday season in full swing, employers are in the midst of the annual balancing act between festive celebration and appropriate workplace conduct.

Melissa Kennedy is a labour relations, employment and human resources specialist who assists clients with proactively managing compliance, risk and ensuring best practices are in place.

A recent private member's bill introduced by a Liberal MPP in the Ontario legislature would add "genetic characteristics" as a prohibited ground of discrimination to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

This month, we introduce a new series focusing on occupational health and safety issues to help employers ensure health and safety in the workplace.

A B.C. employer has recently been hit with a significant damage award related to the termination of a long service employee.

A jury in Prince George, British Columbia has awarded $573,000 in punitive damages to a terminated employee.

Jeff Polsky has responded on the issue of at will employment and we’ll accept that there is good and bad in both systems.

It is always difficult for an employer to prove just cause. In an earlier post, we discussed performance based just cause.

During the pandemic, many employers and employees have demonstrated exceptional adaptability in shifting their place of work from the office to the home.