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Federal employers take note: Change to the Canada Labour Code

Numerous changes to the Canada Labour Code (CLC) are coming into effect on February 1, 2024, and it will be very important for human resources professionals to understand how these amendments affect both employers and employees.

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Employment statements: Now mandatory for federally regulated employers

Due to recent changes to the Canada Labour Code, federally regulated employers are now required to provide workers with written “employment statements.”

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Court confirms that under the unjust dismissal section of the Canada Labour Code the arbitrator can order reinstatement or compensation in lieu

In Hussey v Bell Mobility ( 2022 FCA 95) Justice Pelletier was reviewing the decision of a Unjust Dismissal Adjudicator who, having found that the employee was unjustly dismissed, refused to reinstate her as he was not satisfied that given the employee’s past actions and her lack of remorse and self reflection, that there existed the grounds for a viable continuing employment relationship.

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