In the recent Ontario Labour Relations Board ("Board") case of Bloomfield et al v Service Employees International Union, Local 1, 2022 CanLII 2453 (OLRB) ("Bloomfield")...

In Northern Regional Health Authority v Horrocks, 2021 SCC 423, ("Horrocks") the Supreme Court of Canada held, in a 6-1 ruling, that the Manitoba Human Rights Commission did not have jurisdiction...

In the recently published decision of Ingrid Watson v Canadian Union of Public Employees, 2022 CIRB 1002 ("Watson"), the Canada Industrial Relations Board (the "Board") found that the Canadian Union of...

In light of the recent record number of COVID-19 cases in Toronto and Ontario, on January 4, 2021, the Toronto Municipal Government (the "City")

On March 19, 2020, the Ontario Government passed legislation in an emergency sitting that will protect the jobs of employees who are required to self-isolate or quarantine.

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied injunctive relief to an employer seeking to restrain its former fiduciary employee from competing with its business contrary to his...

In Teljeur v Aurora Hotel Group, 2023 ONSC 1324, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a whopping seven months' damages in lieu of common law reasonable notice and $15,000 in moral...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that an employer's failure to abide by the very termination provision it drafted amounted to a repudiation of the employment contract.

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti are pleased to present you with the most recent employment law updates for August 2019.

Most federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees have another pay equity deadline approaching on June 30, 2025. By that date, they are required to file their first annual statement. In our earlier Insight...

Federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees have a critical deadline approaching on September 3, 2024 to post their pay equity plans and communicate...

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the "Tribunal") found that an employer violated the Ontario Human Rights Code.

On April 21, 2023, the Federal Government issued an Order in Council proclaiming that specific amendments to the Canada Labour Code, RSC 1985, c L-2 (the "Code")...

On May 29, 2020, the Government of Ontario issued O. Reg. 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (the "Regulation").

The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that there is no independent "tort of harassment," apart from existing legal remedies, such as the tort of intentional infliction of mental suffering.

On November 6, 2023, the Government of Ontario announced that it will introduce legislation which would require employers to include the expected salary range on some job postings and would also require employers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence ("AI") in hiring processes.

Bill 42: An Act to Prevent and Fight Psychological Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Workplace ("Bill 42") was adopted by the National Assembly of Québec on March 21, 2024. This legislation modified Québec...

The downturn in business across Canada amongst the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in employers having to make difficult decisions to ensure business viability. Many employers are considering a temporary reduction in staff.

As businesses across Canada prepare to reopen, mental health is an important consideration for employers. When creating reopening plans, employers should maintain open lines of communication with employees...

In the recent case of Taylor v Salytics Inc., 2025 ONSC 3461, the Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") held that the enforceability of termination provisions in an employment contract...