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By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read August 31, 2015

Baby, you can drive my car!

There has been much talk about the use of Uber in the media and we recently had occasion to consider whether the use of Uber services in the employment context is a wise choice.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / can an employer be exposed to legal liability, employment law, Highway traffic act, personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, Rubin Thomlinson LLP, Uber, Uber vehicles which are not licenced taxis, use of Uber in the media, use of Uber services in the employment context, workers compensation, Workplace safety and insurance considerations, wsib

By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read August 31, 2015

How to prepare for the Ontario retirement pension plan

The Government of Ontario has announced details of its proposed mandatory provincial pension plan that would expand pension coverage for more than three million residents of Ontario. These details include who will participate in the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (the “ORPP”), which types of pension plans will be considered comparable, and a timeline for implementation.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll / Audrey DeMarsico, comparable workplace pension plan, defined benefit, defined contribution, mandatory provincial pension plan, Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, ORPP, pension contributions, registered workplace pension plans, workplace pension plan, workplace's comparable plan

By Christopher Lytle MA CDS | 2 Minutes Read August 28, 2015

Accessibility and transitions

There is an accessibility consideration that I have been thinking about for quite some time which isn’t covered under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is the accessibility of transition. It was a thought that started around the same time as when the new subways started to show up in Toronto, and the height and width became a new barrier for some people who rely on transit to get to and from work.

Article by Christopher Lytle MA CDS / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / accessibility, accessibility barriers, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation be delivered in a timely manner, AODA, Disability, duty to accommodate, information and accommodation requests, mobility device, on-boarded accessible vehicles, public transit, The accessibility of transitions, time in which a person with a disability moves from element to element, transportation of people with disabilities

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