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EI sickness benefits extending on December 18

On November 25, 2022, the federal government announced that the Employment Insurance sickness benefit is being extended from 15 weeks to 26 weeks effective December 18, 2022. This change is due to amendments to the Employment Insurance Act that were enacted on June 29, 2021, through the Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1, (introduced as Bill C-30) but was waiting for proclamation to come into force.

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Employer wacked with $55,000 of moral and punitive damages

In Pohl v Hudson’s Bay Company (2022 ONSC 5230) Justice Centa awarded at 53 year old Sales Manager with 28 years service a notice period of 24 months. No surprise there. However,

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Une liberté commence, l’autre s’arrête

La question qui tue pour plusieurs personnes, c’est de savoir si leurs commentaires pourraient constituer un cas de diffamation ou non. La réponse donnée le plus souvent par les juristes, c’est : « ça dépend ». Voici la raison d’être de cette réponse que certains trouvent irritantes :

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