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Ontario government revokes law that violated unionized workers constitutional rights

Yesterday, the Ontario government announced that it was revoking Bill 28 which was passed into law last Thursday. It imposed a collective agreement on about 55 000 education workers.

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More than you bargained for: Seniority of assumed employees still relevant even where purchaser is granted broad release

In Antchipalovskaia v. Guestlogix Inc., 2022 ONCA 454 (“Guestlogix”), the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently held that where an employee is terminated and re-hired in the course of proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (“CCAA”) and any claims associated with that termination are released, the employee’s pre-CCAA service period remains relevant in determining their entitlements if they are subsequently terminated again.

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Required postings in the age of remote work

PolicyPro has a great Postings tool that provides all the required postings, as well as other important postings that may be pertinent to your workplace. Whenever the government releases a new posting, it’s added or updated under the Postings tab in PolicyPro.

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