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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read October 28, 2013

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is coming for retailers: 5 common ESA violations

The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) conducts inspections to ensure compliance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The MOL targets employers in (as they put it) “sectors where there is a history of employment standards violations and where vulnerable workers are employed.” Thankfully, at least the MOL announces the targeted sector so that employers can prepare. This time, the target is the retail industry.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / canadian employment law, Careful in calculating holiday pay, deductions from pay, eating periods, employment law, employment standards act, employment standards violations, hours of work, inspection, minimum wage, MOL, Not all “managers” are overtime exempt, overtime pay, public holidays, record keeping, retail industry, retailers, Service accrual during maternity leave, The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Time off in lieu of overtime pay, Use it or lose it, vacation pay, vulnerable workers

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 5 Minutes Read October 25, 2013

New significant health and safety penalties and on-the-spot tickets in Alberta intended to act as deterrent

Alberta's Protection and Compliance Statutes Amendment Act, 2012 came into force on September 6, 2013. What does this mean for employers? Section 40 in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation regarding new administrative penalties and on the spot fines is now effective.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety / administrative penalties, Alberta, canadian employment law, compliance, contraventions, controlled products, dangerous chemicals, employment law, fines, hazard assessment, health and safety measures and procedures, health and safety penalties, offences, offenders, on the spot tickets, penalties, protective measures, repeat offenders, safe-work practices, skills and training needed to do their jobs safely, ticketing

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read October 24, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with when are employee recognition program taxable; if it is discriminatory to ask about a job candidate’s availability to work certain days; and how the Ontario Superior Court of Justice interpreted the termination clauses of an employment contract.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / Canada Revenue Agency, canadian employment law, canadian human rights law, CRA, discrimination, Employee recognition program, employment contract, employment law, employment-related activities, HRinfodesk, job candidate’s availability to work, Termination clause, termination clauses of an employment contract

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