Laura Blumenfeld at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L’intelligence artificielle dans le lieu de travail : conseils clés et leçons à tirer

Pour les employeurs, l’intelligence artificielle (l’« IA ») représente un domaine prometteur susceptible d’accroître la productivité dans le lieu de travail, de faciliter l’automatisation de tâches répétitives et, dans...more

10/3/2023 / Algorithms , Artificial Intelligence , Canada , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing

Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Top Tips and Takeaways

Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a promising frontier for employers, by enhancing workplace productivity, automating routine tasks, and in some cases, improving employee performance. However, as employers navigate this...more

9/28/2023 / Algorithms , Artificial Intelligence , Canada , Employer Liability Issues , Hiring & Firing

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario instaure un congé réputé, lié à la COVID-19

Le 29 mai 2020, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a adopté le Règlement de l’Ontario 228/20 (le « Règlement »), qui élargit la portée du congé spécial en raison d’une maladie infectieuse prévu aux termes de la Loi de 2000 sur les...more

6/8/2020 / Canada , Employment Standards Act , Layoffs , Leave of Absence , Ontario

Ontario Introduces Deemed Leave of Absence in Connection with COVID-19

On May 29, 2020, the Government of Ontario enacted O. Reg 228/20, which expanded the scope of the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The key elements of the regulation are...more

6/3/2020 / Canada , Employment Standards Act , Layoffs , Leave of Absence , Ontario

Les cinq questions que les employeurs se posent le plus souvent au sujet de la Prestation canadienne

La Prestation canadienne d’urgence (la « PCU ») offre un soutien financier apprécié aux travailleurs canadiens qui ont dû arrêter de travailler en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19. Les travailleurs admissibles ont ainsi...more

6/3/2020 / Canada , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Emergency Response , Employee Benefits

Court of Appeal Confirms: Reasonable Notice Is Capped At 24 Months, Absent Exceptional Circumstances

Employers can breathe easy once again knowing that common law reasonable notice is still capped at 24 months, absent exceptional circumstances. On June 19, 2019, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court of Appeal) released...more

7/29/2019 / Appeals , Bonuses , Canada , Employment Litigation , Hiring & Firing , Termination , Wrongful Termination

Ontario Considers Major Employment and Labour Law Reform: Key Recommendations and How They Will Impact Employers

On May 23, 2017, the Ontario government released The Changing Workplaces Review – Final Report, which recommends a sweeping overhaul to Ontario’s employment standards and labour relations legislation. The government has...more

5/29/2017 / Canada , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Standards Act , Popular , Wage and Hour , Work Schedules

Duty to Accommodate Trumps Company Policy

Siblings 16-year-old H.T. and 14-year-old J.T. began working for ES Holdings Inc. o/a Country Herbs (Country Herbs) in April 2014. H.T. was responsible for packaging herbs, while J.T. made boxes into which herbs were placed...more

9/2/2015 / Associational Retaliation , Damages , Duty to Accommodate , Hiring & Firing , Ontario Human Rights Tribunal , Religious Accommodation , Religious Discrimination

Ontario’s Minimum Wage Increases to Keep Up with Inflation

On October 1, 2015, the general minimum wage rate in Ontario will increase to C$11.25 per hour from C$11 per hour. Minimum wage rates for students, liquor servers, homeworkers and hunting/fishing guides will also increase on...more

3/24/2015 / Canada , Inflation Adjustments , Minimum Wage

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