Company Director Jailed for Ontario Employment Standards Violations
A director of six Ontario companies has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after those companies systematically ignored orders […]
Employment Standards
Happy New Year! – Ministry of Labour Inspections for 2012-2013
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that it will focus its proactive inspections for 2012-2013 on workplaces where there […]
Terminated Employee Entitled to Profit Sharing Bonus Declared After Termination but During Employment Standards Notice Period
Employers often assert that a terminated employee is not entitled to a bonus for the termination year. A decision of […]
“Holder of a Religious Office” Exemption under Ontario ESA Interpreted
The Ontario Employment Standards Act excludes from its protection holders of a “religious office”. The Ontario Labour Relations Board has […]
Employer’s Response to ESA Claim Cannot Form Basis for Defamation Action: Ontario Court
Employers faced with an Employment Standards Act complaint may air the employee’s dirty laundry, so to speak, in that proceeding […]
Overtime Class Actions: Ontario Court of Appeal Releases Trilogy of Judgments
Earlier today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its highly anticipated trilogy of judgments in the high-profile overtime class action […]
Ministry blitz of temporary agencies
From June until the end of August, 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Labour will be undertaking proactive inspections of temporary […]
Minimum wage goes up in British Columbia
The general minimum wage in British Columbia will be increasing from $9.50 per hour to $10.25 per hour on May […]
Ontario Publishing Names of Employment Standards Violators
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is publishing the names of employers convicted of violating the Ontario Employment Standards Act, however […]
HR Professionals Bill Passes Second Reading
Ontario’s human resources professionals are one step closer to belonging to a true professional regulatory organization. On March 1, 2012, […]
Ontario Proposes “Family Caregiver Leave”
On December 8th, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 30, an amendment to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 which, if passed, […]