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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read March 29, 2018

Good Friday, Easter and Passover in 2018

Good Friday, observed on March 30 this year, is a statutory (public) holiday recognized across Canada. Depending on the jurisdiction, most employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay or public holiday pay.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / average day’s pay, Day off with pay, duty to accommodate, employment law, floater days, Public Holiday, Public Holiday Pay, religious belief, Religious holiday, religious observance, retail holiday, Statutory Holiday, Time off with pay

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 12, 2016

Changes in the Criminal Code: Employee rights in a time of legal chaos

In 2016, employees may be faced with requests from employers or from others whom the employees serve to participate in activities that are prohibited by the Criminal Code. There are two areas, in particular, of potential legal conflict in the workplace:

Article by Occasional Contributors / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / assistance in suicide, conflict of interest, criminal activity, criminal code, Criminal law, duty to accommodate, employment law, ethical or religious objections, Healthcare providers, medical marihuana, physician-assisted suicide, reasonable accommodation, religious belief

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 5 Minutes Read January 31, 2011

How to decide if a religious belief should be accommodated

Under human rights legislation in all jurisdictions in Canada, employers cannot ignore the religious needs or observances of employees but must work with employees to try to accommodate them. In addition, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects freedom of religion and expression...

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