On June 19, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Dawe v. Equitable Life Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 512 (“Dawe”), finding that:
- only “exceptional circumstances” warrant a reasonable notice period in
The most common mistakes made in Quebec vacation policies
As employment counsel, we routinely work with employers to identify issues with their policies and practices as they relate to vacation (annual leave) and vacation pay under Quebec’s An act respecting labour standards (the “
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Bill 47 repeals recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act in Ontario
On November 21, 2018 the Making Ontario Open For Business Act, 2018 (“Bill 47”) received Royal Assent and became law in Ontario.
Bill 47 repeals many of the changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000
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British Columbia employer health tax legislation introduced
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 the British Columbia government introduced legislation – Bill 44, Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018 – with respect to the anticipated Employer Health Tax (“EHT”) announced in the
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Decision by Alberta Employment Standards Umpire provides clarity on post-employment bonus obligations
In an Employment Standards appeal decision issued June 13, 2018[i], Provincial Court of Alberta Judge D. Higa, acting in his role as an Employment Standards Umpire, confirmed that where a bonus is not
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Termination of health, dental and life insurance benefits at age 65 found unlawful in Ontario
On May 18, 2018, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) released an interim decision in Talos v. Grand Erie District School Board, 2018 HRTO 680, finding that the termination of an
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Ontario provincial election: are employees entitled to paid time off to vote?
The Ontario provincial election will take place on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Aside from the election results themselves, the most pressing question triggered by this event for many employers is: are my employees entitled to
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An expansion of statutory leaves: Recent changes to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act
On May 17, 2018, the Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6) came into force increasing maternity, paternity, and compassionate care leave and establishing two new job-protected leaves: crime-related child disappearance leave and child death
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Ontario Government says, “Whoops!” Amendment to manner of calculating public holiday pay reversed
Effective January 1, 2018, Bill 148 enacted a new manner of calculating public holiday pay under section 24(1)(a) of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”).
After discussions with stakeholders, the Government of Ontario has
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Changes ahead for the British Columbia Employment Standards Act
On April 9, 2018, the B.C. government introduced Bill 6, the Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018, in the B.C. legislature. Bill 6 will amend the B.C. Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) with respect
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