Does Your Workplace Have a Right to Disconnect Policy Yet?
Time is ticking for many employers to get a written Right to Disconnect policy into place. Ontario added new requirements for employers to the Employment Standards Act (ESA) on December …
Non-compete Clause – Working for Workers Act, 2021
The Ontario government has recently announced a new bill that, if passed, will have significant implications on workplace relationships. Called the Working for Workers Act, 2021, this bill proposes to make …
Fired While Pregnant or Upon Returning from Maternity Leave?
Special to The Globe and Mail For many working women across Canada, a worst-case scenario is beginning to unfold as many are not being recalled following their maternity leave. According …
Placed on an Infectious Disease Emergency Leave? That can be a Constructive Dismissal
As a result of COVID-19, many employees were placed in the uncertain position of being temporarily laid off under the ESA, now called Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”). It was …