Ontario Paid Time Off for Vaccination
As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to roll out in Canada, all provinces are taking steps to promote it by giving some paid time off for vaccination. Saskatchewan has recently announced …
COVID-19 Provincial Antigen Screening Program
The Ontario government is taking steps to make it easier for employers to test for COVID-19 in the workplace by providing guidance to employees who want to participate in voluntary, …
Uber’s Flexible Work+ – Uber Canada Proposes Changes to Labour Laws
Uber Canada announced that it is seeking support from the provinces to change the employment regulations affecting its workers. These regulatory changes, if enacted, would require Uber and other app-based …
How Do You Know if Your Severance Package is Fair?
Daniel Lublin, Special to The Globe and Mail The biggest mistake that any recently dismissed employee can make is to automatically assume that their severance package is fair. Over 90 …
RBC Class Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation for Years of Under-paid Vacation Pay
Daniel Lublin of Whitten & Lublin will be one of the lead lawyers in an upcoming RBC class-action lawsuit. The $800 million claim will be on behalf of thousands of …
Can Poor Performance During COVID-19 be a Cause For Dismissal or Reduction in Salary?
As many companies have their financial year-end in December, the new year is a common time to discuss an employees’ performance over the past year. However, many employees are dreading …
Employee Severance Entitlements: Bell Media’s Closure of Local Sports News Stations
If you are an employee in a niche market, you need to be aware of your employee severance entitlements upon your employment ending due to a layoff decision during the …
Work Life Balance During COVID-19: Employees Are Working Longer Hours at Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we work in many different ways. For many people, this has meant an adjustment to working from home. However, the pandemic has upturned the …
Monitoring Employee Activity at Home: A Breach of Privacy?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we are seeing increased use and reliance on techniques that help in monitoring employee activity to keep track of the productivity of employees working from …
Monitoring Employee Activity on Work Computers at Home
COVID-19 has brought about many changes to the way we work, whether that be modified office protocols or working from living room couches. Many employees have adapted to working from …