La Toronto Public Health (« TPH ») a publié de nouvelles exigences applicables aux entreprises et aux organisations ainsi qu’une lettre d’instruction à l’intention des entreprises de la ville de Toronto qui sont actuellement...more
Toronto Public Health (TPH) has issued new requirements for businesses and organizations and issued a letter of instruction to those Toronto businesses currently permitted to operate under the Reopening Ontario Act.
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Le 9 octobre 2020, la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Matthews c. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. et a accordé des dommages-intérêts pour une prime qui aurait été touchée si un employé avait...more
On October 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., in which it awarded damages in respect of a bonus payment which would have been earned had an employee...more
Dans le cadre d’actions collectives putatives déposées relativement à des questions liées à l’emploi dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19, les demandeurs pourraient se buter à des obstacles procéduraux. En effet, dans...more
Putative class actions filed in connection with COVID-19 employment-related matters may face some obstacles in proceeding. Certain hurdles exist in the common law provinces in Canada that may prove insurmountable....more
On April 27, 2020, the Government of Ontario (Government) unveiled its framework of “guiding principles” for a gradual, staged approach to loosening its emergency COVID-19 measures and reopening Ontario’s economy. The...more
Part III of the Canada Labour Code (Code) and its accompanying regulations, which provide labour standards for federally regulated employers, are scheduled to undergo significant changes pursuant to the coming into force of...more
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On October 29, 2018, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86) in the House of Commons, which proposes new pay equity legislation, the Pay Equity Act (Act). If passed,...more
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court of Appeal) recently clarified the timing for the delivery of statutory and common law notices in the context of business closures or restructurings resulting in mass termination.
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As part of our quarterly series on current trends across different industries, our second article takes a closer look at the sharing economy and how this new economic model impacts suppliers, customers and platform providers...more
The Ontario government has announced that it will reverse a Bill 148 amendment on the calculation of public holiday pay. The Bill 148 amendment, which came into force on January 1, 2018, was highly criticized by employers as...more
The overwhelming number of reports of #metoo cases, including several high-profile and public accusations of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace across industries in Canada, is causing many employers to take stock...more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Superior Court) recently granted summary judgment in favour of a class of employees who were part of a “mass termination” following a business closure. The Superior Court’s decision in...more