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pregnancy and parental leaves

By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 14 Minutes Read December 12, 2017

Ontario Passes Bill 148

On November 22, 2017, the Ontario government passed Bill 148, which includes amendments to the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), the Labour Relations Act (“LRA”) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”). On November 27, 2017, Bill 148 received Royal Assent.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Bill 148, child death leave, critical illness leave, Domestic or Sexual Violence Leave, employment law, employment standards act, equal pay for equal work, Family Medical Leave, Holidays, independent contractors, Labour Relations Act, minimum wage, occupational health and safety act, on-call work, ontario employment standards act, overtime pay, personal emergency leave, pregnancy and parental leaves, Public Holiday Pay, record keeping, temporary layoff, termination, Vacations

By Amery Boyer | < 1 Minute Read September 17, 2013

Nova Scotia to increase access to pregnancy/parental leave in 2015

On September 2, 2013, Premier Darrell Dexter announced plans to amend the Labour Standards Code to allow someone employed for six months with an employer to qualify for pregnancy/parental leave.

Article by Amery Boyer / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / canadian employment law, EI benefits, employee handbook, employment insurance benefits, employment law, flexible work arrangements, full-time work, Insurable hours, labour standards code, maternity employment insurance benefits, Nova Scotia, parental employment insurance benefits, parental leave, part-time work, policy manual, pregnancy and parental leaves, pregnancy leave, qualifying period, right to return to the same job or a comparable one

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read October 4, 2012

How do you count length of service/seniority in relation to employee leaves of absence?

There is significant confusion regarding how periods of leave are to be treated when entitlements are based upon length of service; this included the amount of notice of dismissal that may be required...

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Union Relations / accumulating seniority, dismissed without cause, employee handbook, employee leaves of absence, employment law, employment law principles, employment-related benefits, entitlements, HR, illness, injury, Labour Law, length of service, liability, notice of dismissal, pay in lieu of notice, policies and procedures, policy manual, pregnancy and parental leaves, statutory leave, Statutory leaves, terminations, vacation

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