New Open Work Permit to Combat Employee Abuse in the Workplace
The number of foreign workers in Canada has grown exponentially over the past decade. While the influx of skills that foreign workers bring has greatly benefitted the country, like any…
The number of foreign workers in Canada has grown exponentially over the past decade. While the influx of skills that foreign workers bring has greatly benefitted the country, like any…
With the holiday season upon us, it’s a good time to visit cautionary points relating to annual holiday parties and other festive events. The laws governing an employer-employee relationship, including…
Thanks to Bill C-65, significant amendments to the Canada Labour Code (“the Code”)(the employment and workplace laws that impact federal workers) are expected to become law in 2020. Specifically, and…
Workplace harassment, violence or bullying are serious issues that affect many workplaces. So what happens when an employer fails to put an end to abusive conduct in the workplace and…
The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) recently narrowed the legal remedies available to employees experiencing harassment at work by rejecting an independent common law tort of harassment in Merrifield v.…
In 2015, Ontario introduced Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act to address workplace violence and sexual harassment in provincially regulated workplaces. However, until now, no comparable…
The Ontario Superior Court has recently ruled that employees can bring an independent civil action in relation to workplace harassment that is unrelated to another legal right or protection. Until…
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