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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 12 Minutes Read May 25, 2017

Changing Workplaces Review final report: Sweeping changes to Ontario employment law coming

Ontario employment law

On May 23, 2017, the Government of Ontario released the Changing Workplaces Review final report by authors C. Michael Mitchell and John C. Murray. It contains 173 recommendations that endorse significant changes to Ontario employment law aiming to create better workplaces with decent working conditions and widespread compliance with the law. The authors consulted with workers, unions and businesses for two years on a wide range of work-related issues. This was the first independent review in Canada to consider specific legislative changes to both employment standards and labour relations in a single manner.

The following is a brief overview of what has been recommended of interest to employers, HR and payroll professionals, Unions and other interested stakeholders, and what they need to be aware of—including what you need to do to prepare for these significant changes to your workplace practices.

1. Creation of a “Workplace Rights Act” that combines three

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Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll, Union Relations / Changing Workplaces Review final report, employment law, employment standards act, exemptions and exclusions to employment standards, hours of work, labour relations, Labour Relations Act, minimum wage, Ontario employment law, Ontario Ministry of Labour, paid sick leave, Part-time casual temporary seasonal and contract employees, personal emergency leave, Public Holiday Pay, Scheduling, temporary foreign workers, temporary help agencies, vulnerable workers, work-related issues

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read January 14, 2014

Doctor’s notes: When should an employer ask for one?

Dr. Scott Wooder, president of the Ontario Medical Association, says employers that require doctor's notes could be unwittingly increasing the spread of germs by unnecessarily sending sick people to doctors' offices.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / absent from work, absent from work because of illness, collective agreement, doctor's note, employee is sick and unable to work, employment law, flu season, HR Law, Industrial Relations, Labour Law, medical note, OMA, Ontario Medical Association, paid sick leave, Return to work, short-term disability plans, sick credit policy, sick leave, sick leave policy, sick pay, unionized workplaces

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. | 2 Minutes Read November 19, 2010

An interesting story of how the employer did the right thing

I recently read a case coming out of the Yukon where an employee accused his employer of discriminating against him based on the ground of mental disability, which was contrary to the Yukon Human Rights Act.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D. / Human Rights / accommodation, bipolar disorder, Disability, discipline, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employment law, flexible work arrangements, human rights act, Human Rights Board of Adjudication, inappropriate conduct, medical assessment, mental disability, paid sick leave, Yukon

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