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Helping Families in Need Act

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 5 Minutes Read May 20, 2014

New leaves coming under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act

On April 29, 2014, Bill 21, the Employment Standards Amendments Act (Leaves to Help Families), 2014, received royal assent and will come into force six months after assent, on October 29, 2014.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Bill 21, Crime-related child death or disappearance leave, critically ill child, EI benefits, employee leaves of absence, Employment Insurance Act, employment insurance compassionate care benefits, employment law, employment standards act, Family Caregiver Leave, Federal Income Support grant, Helping Families in Need Act, HR policies and procedures, job-protected leaves, Leaves of absence, Leaves to help families, medical certificate, policies and procedures, qualified health practitioner, statutory leave, Statutory leaves, the Employment Standards Amendments Act, workplace policies

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read September 3, 2013

Politics over pragmatism? Job-protected leaves for the death and disappearance of child due to crime or a critically ill child

On December 14, 2012, the federal Helping Families in Need Act (formerly Bill C–44) received Royal Assent and provisions were proclaimed in effect on March 24, 2013 and June 9, 2013. That Act among other things, amended the Canada Labour Code to permit an employee to take a job-protected leave of absence without pay if the employee is the parent of a child who has disappeared or died and it is probable, considering the circumstances, that the child disappeared or died as a result of a crime.

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Canada labour Code, canadian employment law, EI benefits, employee handbook, Employment Insurance, employment law, Helping Families in Need Act, HR policies, Human Resources PolicyPro, income support program, Job-protected leave for the death and disappearance of child due to crime or a critically ill child, Leaves of absence, policies, policies and procedures, policy manual, provincially-regulated employers, Statutory leaves

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 17 Minutes Read December 21, 2012

HRLaw: End of the year wrap up and other legislative changes effective January 1, 2013

Several changes to pension, employment standards, payroll and other legal requirements are coming into force January 1, 2013 or later. Below you will find brief summaries, listed by jurisdiction, of some of the important changes employers need to know about and prepare for: (The post is now updated and includes the new AODA Built environment requirements coming into force January 1, 2013).

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