Back in July 2012, we covered "PVYW v Comcare" (No 2), [2012] FCA 395, which concerned an employee in the HR department of an Australian government agency who was injured on a work-related trip to a country town in New South Wales.

The next phase of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (the "AODA") compliance comes into effect on January 1, 2016.

Workers returning to work with functional limitations clearly had a disability under the common understanding of the term, but the statute was read as constituting an accommodation in and of itself.

There has been an increased focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in Canada and abroad. Corporate Canada and government organizations face growing...

BLG suggests new provisions to be included in your individual employment agreements and policies.

In the result, the Court of Appeal stayed the underlying proceeding while the plaintiffs amend their pleading.

The Ontario government has just announced accessibility compliance audits targeting larger retail sector employers, to take place over the next 3 months.

On June 3, 2021, Bill C-5 entitled An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) (the "Act"),

The B.C. government took steps earlier this month to address the issue of mandatory high heels in the workplace, a topic that has received a lot of attention recently...

These legislative changes will have an impact on the design and administration of your pension plans.

Back in the early (and dark) days of the pandemic, we published our April 2020 Bulletin Working From Home Edition. We followed that up with an article in our May 2020 Bulletin...

In addition to the recourse for psychological harassment under the Labour Standards Act, pursuant to both the Civil Code and the Québec Charter, employers have an obligation to provide employees with...

On January 10, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission, in partnership with Ipsos, released the results of a survey of Canadians 50 years and older that identified and addresses...

All persons 18 years of age or over who are employed in pensionable employment must obtain a Social Insurance Number and a S.I.N. Card from Service Canada for the purpose of contributing...

Adopted in September 2021, Bill 59 kicked off the first real reform of Quebec legislation on occupational health and safety in forty years.

In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an employee's pension payments cannot be deducted from an award of damages for wrongful dismissal.

In Wilson v. Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada held that the Canada Labour Code precludes employers from dismissing employees subject to the Code without cause.

lesson the Hampshire Constabulary found out the hard way: Chief Constable of the Hampshire Police v Taylor, [2013] EWCA Civ 496. Police Constable Taylor was engaged in dismantling a grow op, and had been issued a pair of latex gloves for the purpose.

2014 saw the Supreme Court of Canada significantly develop the law in areas critical to the oil and gas industry.

On Sept. 2, 2020, the Market Surveillance Administrator (MSA) announced it was initiating an investigation into the bidding practices of the Balancing Pool (BP) under section 42(1)(b)...