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Court Rules Employees Can’t Sue for Harassment in the Workplace

The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) recently narrowed the legal remedies available to employees experiencing harassment at work by rejecting…

Is Your Termination Package Fair? How to Know If You Could Be Entitled to More

The Basics: What You Need to Know In Ontario, and pursuant to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) employees are…

Gender Wage Gap and the Proposed Pay Transparency Act

The Ontario government has initiated a public consultation for the proposed Pay Transparency Act (the Act). The Act was initially…

Ontario considering further changes to the Employment Standards Act

The Ontario government has introduced the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019, (Bill 66) in the legislature, with the aim of…

Termination & the Duty to Mitigate: Five Frequently Asked Questions

If an employee chooses to file a claim for wrongful dismissal or constructive dismissal against their former employer, a court…

Pornography at work: Just Cause for Termination?

A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“the court”) decision in Tagg Industries v. Rieder, serves as a sobering reminder of…

Immigration Canada Relaxes Post-Graduation Work Permit Program Guidelines

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has imposed new guidelines, effective for all post-graduation work permit applications received on or after…

Are Longer Notice Periods for Terminated Employees Becoming More Common?

Employees in Canada who have their employment terminated are entitled to be provided with either notice of the termination of…

More options for Employers looking to facilitate Global Mobility: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ("CPTPP") entered into force on December 30, 2018 when six of the…