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By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 3 Minutes Read September 30, 2016

New parents, new responsibilities: Help for employers with post-parental leave concerns

A recent Globe and Mail article highlights the fears that new parents face as they contemplate returning to work after a parental leave. It also highlights the issues employers must address when those employees return to work. Since our employer clients often raise questions about post–leave matters, we would like to offer some helpful tips on this issue.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / accommodation obligations, benefit coverage, caregiving need, employee pay, employment law, Employment Stadards Act, family status, human rights, human rights legislation, leave policies, parental leave, reinstatement obligation, returning from a leave, returning to work, vacation pay, vacation policies

By Alison J. Bird | 3 Minutes Read July 7, 2015

Is the failure to provide parental leave “top-up” benefits discriminatory?

In Adekayode v Halifax (Regional Municipality), a Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Board of Inquiry recently considered a complaint alleging that an employer’s failure to provide a top-up of employment insurance benefits for biological parents during a parental leave was discriminatory.

Article by Alison J. Bird / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / collective agreement, discrimination, discrimination based on how the parent/child relationship, employment insurance benefits, employment law, family status, human rights act, Human Rights Commission Board of Inquiry, leave policies, parental leave, supplemental employment benefits, top-up, top-up benefits, top-up of employment insurance benefits

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