Employees Refuse to Return to Work Over COVID-19 Concerns
There have been instances where employees have refused to return to work over Covid-19 concerns. Their refusal to continue working during the pandemic is based on the lack of safety …
There have been instances where employees have refused to return to work over Covid-19 concerns. Their refusal to continue working during the pandemic is based on the lack of safety …
Cineplex laid off 6,000 part-time employees temporarily in Ontario and Quebec last week. Approximately 5,000 of those jobs were in Ontario establishments. The company cited new enhanced COVID-19 restrictions as …
The government of Canada has announced that it will be expanding the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB). CWLB provides temporary income support for employed and self-employed workers who are unable …
The pandemic has hit many workplaces with decreased demand for their services, which in turn affects the availability of work for employees. Employers may attempt to justify a reduction of …
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 …
The Ontario government has proposed legislation today – Working for Workers Act, 2021 that, if passed, would help workers adjust to the new workplace post-COVID. This proposed legislation would make …
Nelson v. Goodberry Restaurant Group Ltd. dba Buono Osteria and others, 2021 BCHRT 137 The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) awarded a former gender fluid and non-binary server at a …
Generally speaking, it would be very difficult to prove that one individual has infected another with COVID-19 given the widespread rate of infection. So, in a workplace context, who is …
If you are an employee working in a provincially regulated workplace, absent discrimination upon illness or religious grounds, an employer may provide an employee severance for refusal to become vaccinated. …
Much ink has been spilled debating whether an employer can require its employees to vaccinate, as well as the consequence to the employee if they don’t. However, little has been said …