Employment standards complaint

A stunning example of mistreatment of migrant workers

June 3, 2011 Christina Catenacci Corporate Immigration, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

This case is a stunning example of mistreatment of migrant workers: a live-in nanny recently launched a wrongful dismissal claim against her employer in the Ontario Superior Court seeking damages in the amount of $195,000 for breach of contract, unpaid wages, statutory holiday pay and vacation pay.

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Impact on employers of the Open for Business Act: Employment standards complaints

December 21, 2010 Earl Altman Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

The oddly named Open for Business Act 2010 received royal assent on October 21, 2010. The purpose of this Ontario statute, as its name implies, is to promote Ontario as being “open for business”. It amends and simplifies procedures within a number of government ministries, including the Ministry of Labour.

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