The Court of Appeal's recent decision in Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310, affirms that even a single incident of workplace sexual harassment may amount to just cause for termination.

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code have now come into force. These place new obligations on federally-regulated employers, including graduated...

On October 1, 2021, the general minimum wage in Ontario will increase from $14.25 to $14.35 per hour.

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court ("ONSC") upheld the "for cause" termination of a fiduciary employee with no prior disciplinary record and 17 years of service...

In Electrical Safety Authority v Power Workers' Union, a decision issued on November 11, 2021, an Ontario arbitrator held that the Electrical Safety Authority (the "ESA")'s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was unreasonable.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant issue for employers has been the struggle to balance maintaining business operations with accommodating employees' childcare obligations.

In the recent arbitration decision in Lantic Inc. v. Public and Private Workers of Canada, Local 8, the arbitrator upheld the termination of a long-service employee for sexually harassing...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ("Court") recently held that an employee would have to undergo an independent medical examination ("IME") if they continued to argue that they could not take steps...

In a recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, a Plaintiff seeking damages for wrongful dismissal was instead found to have repudiated her employment contract.

In Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario v. Ontario (Ministry of the Attorney General), the Ontario Superior Court...

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has found that an employee was no longer bound by the termination clause in his existing employment contract after he was given significant...

In Costa, Love, Badowich and Mandekic v Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, 2022 ONSC 5111, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to order an injunction restraining Seneca...

On November 25, 2020, the Federal Government published amendments to the Employment Equity Regulations (the "Regulations") under the federal Employment Equity Act (the "Act").

The Canadian government has implemented Employment Insurance (EI) Pilot Project 24 to address the current economic uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariffs.

The Ontario Government has updated its public health guidance regarding isolation if an individual is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or has been exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.

In this case, the employee had claimed paid IDEL from her employer for two days in June 2021.

On June 23, 2022, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1, S.C. 2022, c. 10 ("Bill C-19"), received Royal Assent. Among other changes to various federal statutes, Bill C-19 makes significant...

In Ontario Power Generation v. Power Workers' Union, an arbitrator held that taking a diving course during working hours was union business for a union steward who represented members of the employer's dive team.

Bill 190, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other matters – or the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 – received Royal Assent on October 28, 2024. As we previously wrote.

Social media influencers embarking on the journey of growing their own businesses often face two pivotal challenges: (i) hiring additional support for product or service management...