In Nova Scotia, employees with ten years of service are provided with special protections under the Labour Standards Code.

In a recent court case from Ontario, Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113 v Toronto Transit Commission, 2017 ONSC 2078...

On October 1, 2024, Bill 106, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, comes into effect, expanding paid sick leave entitlements on Prince Edward Island for the first time since 2010...

The perception that employees have no expectation of privacy - that, like a uniform, this is a sacrifice made in exchange for a pay cheque - is increasingly unrealistic.

Dealing with employees who take maternity and/or paternity leave and then return to the workplace can be challenging for employers.

With the upcoming Federal election on September 20, 2021, it is important for Employers to understand their statutory obligations to employees under the Canada Elections Act, SC 2000, c 9.

The federal and provincial governments have established a complex regulatory scheme to govern the fishing industry in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere.

As the Honourable Madam Justice Newbury states in the opening paragraphs of the decision in Parrett v. Parrett, 2016 BCCA 151, the facts of this case are "unremarkable."

The FDMA imposes notice obligations on the lender which are in addition to those prescribed by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

As noted in The Chronicle Herald last Saturday ("Cape Breton lobsterman gets court's OK for replacement to trap under his licence," June 15), Lester Martell has won at least

Regardless of size or sector, unionized or non-unionized, all provincially regulated employers in Newfoundland and Labrador are required to abide by the Human Rights Act, 2010 (the "Act").

As of November 16, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ("IRCC") changed the National Occupational Classification ("NOC") 2016 code system to a training, formal education...

In the Nova Scotia case Witch's Glen Gold Inc., Re, 2015 NSSC 93, the sole creditor, Steve Furlotte, brought an application pursuant to s. 43 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) seeking a bankruptcy order against the debtor Witch's Glen Gold Inc. ("WGC").

Proposed changes to the Automobile Insurance Act and the Insurance Companies Act received second reading in the House of Assembly on April 15, 2019.

There are many, many, many good articles out there explaining the difference between the musical work copyright and the sound recording copyright. However, I suppose there is no harm in adding one more to drive the point home.

As platforms such as Airbnb become ever more popular, tenants will increasingly seek to sublet their units on a frequent, short-term basis – potentially to even turn a profit.

Work sites today can present many safety hazards but even more hazardous may be the pitfalls of trying to negotiate the right insurance package for any given project.

Industry is driven, in part, by developments in technology and construction is no exception. Technology in the construction industry brings ...

Employers are obligated to accommodate disabled employees to the point of undue hardship. Accommodation often requires arranging an employee's job ...

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