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Mandatory Occupational Health And Safety Training Now In Effect
As per our blog of February 2014, the Ministry of Labour’s Training Regulation is now in effect.
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Municipal Elections 2022: What Are My Obligations As An Employer?
October 24, 2022, is the day for regular municipal elections in Ontario. With the day fast approaching, now is the time for employers to turn their minds to their obligations...CCPartners - Article
New Legislation: Ontario Creating A Better Future For Workers
Today, October 25, 2021, the Ontario government is introducing legislation with a goal to better protect, support and attract workers to the province.CCPartners - Article
Not Everyone Wants The Latest Technology In Their Vehicle? Too Bad, Says Arbitrator In Justifying In-Cab Employee Monitoring System
Today's workplace has an interesting dynamic when it comes to technology and employees: while employees generally want access to all the technology they can handleCCPartners - Article
One Strike And You Could Be Out: The Supreme Court Denies Leave To A Decision Upholding Termination For Cause Based On A Single Incident
Can an employer terminate an employee with just cause for a single incident which breaches the trust fundamental to an employment relationship?CCPartners - Article
Ontario Superior Court: Employer’s Out-Of-Province Payroll Is Relevant To ESA Severance Pay Threshold
Certain circumstances of a dismissal trigger an obligation on the employer to provide an employee with severance pay.CCPartners - Article
Pension Benefits Cannot Be Deducted From Employee Entitlements On Termination
Last week the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a ruling to clarify what has been an unsettled issue in employment law.CCPartners - Article
The Employers' Edge - Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Employer But What Your Employer Must Do For You!
This is the message being sent to the labour relations community by arbitrator Lyle Kanee in a very recent award ("!re Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707 and SMS Equipment Inc., [2013] CanLii 68986 ON LA") ("SMS") released October 29, 2013.CCPartners - Article
Ontario To Extend WSIB Benefits For Chronic Workplace Stress
On April 27, 2017, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 127 - the Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017.CCPartners - Article
2019 In Review: A Look Back At The Top Cases And Key Legislative Changes That Impacted Your Workplace
2019 was a tumultuous year for employers with significant changes to workplace legislation both provincially and federally and a number of...CCPartners - Article
Ontario Allows Child-Care Centres To Reopen Friday
On June 9th, 2020 the provincial government announced its plan to reopen child care centres across the province to support Ontario as it enters stage 2 of reopening.CCPartners - Article
Check Please! New Standardized Rules For Police Record Checks Across Ontario
For many employers, police record checks are part of the application process for new employees. For those employers asking for a Criminal Record Check, this has always been a fairly cursory process.CCPartners - Article
Court Awards Short Service Employee Six Months' Notice Due To "Inducement Factor"
In wrongful dismissal matters, the court's determination of reasonable notice is based on a holistic analysis of the affected employee's unique circumstances.CCPartners - Article
Employer Ordered To Pay 37 Months' Salary For Breach Of Employment Agreement
The Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision last week that serves as a stark reminder to employers of just how critical a properly worded employment agreement can be.CCPartners - Article
Heads Up! OHS Inspectors Preparing For Ontario Inspection Blitz!
A warning to Ontario employers in the health care, industrial, mining, and construction sectors - expect Occupational Health and Safety inspectors at your door anywhere from June 1, 2023...CCPartners - Article
"Get To The Working Overtime Part!": Ontario Court Rules Against Employer In Class Action For Unpaid Overtime
After over a decade of litigation, an Ontario court has ruled that the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC") breached its overtimeCCPartners - Article
The Only Thing Certain Was The Outcome: Human Rights Tribunal Finds Employer Discriminated Based On Family Status, But Does Not Apply Either Competing "Test"
Employers have a responsibility to accommodate employees' family status obligations up to a point of undue hardship.CCPartners - Article
Control Or No Control? That Is The Question For Federal Employers And Health And Safety Inspections
Federal Employers should be aware that the Federal Court has limited the scope of what constitutes a "workplace" for the purpose of health and safety inspections.CCPartners - Article
Supreme Court Finds Uber Arbitration Agreement Invalid Due To Unconscionability; Declines To Consider Whether Agreement Also Invalid As It Contracts Out Of ESA Protections
On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") released its much-anticipated decision in Uber Technologies Inc. v Heller. This case considers the enforceability of a mandatory...CCPartners - Article
Back To Work: Liberals Continue To Push Ahead With Bill 148
This past Monday it was back to work for the Ontario Government as the legislature resumed session.CCPartners
