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flexible working conditions

By SpringLaw | 2 Minutes Read September 12, 2018

Legislating the right to disconnect

In France, the right to disconnect was enshrined in law in 2017. French workers in companies of more than 50 people have the right to turn off their work devices outside of working hours. Will Canada follow that path?

Article by SpringLaw / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / Canada labour Code, employee burnout, employment law, flexible schedules, flexible work hours, flexible working conditions, Ontario Bill 148, overtime pay claims, right to disconnect

By Vey Willetts LLP | 4 Minutes Read October 14, 2015

Election 2015: An employment lawyer’s view on workplace party promises

The 2015 federal election is now less than a week away. Notable in the race so far (at least from our perspective) has been the prominence of workplace issues, and the corresponding employment law implications. Indeed, one of the most blistering exchanges in the first half of the campaign was with respect to the federal minimum wage.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll, Union Relations / 2015 federal election, Canada labour Code, Conservative Party of Canada, employment law, federal minimum wage, flex-time policy, flexible working conditions, Increased parental leave, Liberal Party of Canada, New Democratic Party, occupational health and safety act, reprisal protection, workplace-related election promises

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