right to disconnect

By Mordy Mednick | 3 Minutes Read August 31, 2022

Right to disconnect

Employers may be surprised to learn that, whether they are aware of it or not, they could already have violated provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”).[1] As of June 2, 2022, employers who employed 25 or more employees on January 1, 2022 must have a written policy on “disconnecting from work”, which has been termed in the media as the ‘right to disconnect’.

By Nadia Samy LL.B. | 4 Minutes Read August 18, 2022

Il faut tirer la «plogue»!

Il est très commun d’envoyer et de recevoir des courriels après les heures de travail. Soit parce que c’est urgent ou parce qu’on veut être efficace ou parce qu’on se sent obligé de le faire. Dans tous les cas, il s’agit d’un travail continu. Les lignes entre le temps personnel et le temps de travail sont devenues de plus en plus bafouée causant ainsi un impact sur la santé mentale et menant à plusieurs cas d’épuisement professionnel.

By Nadia Samy LL.B. | 3 Minutes Read August 18, 2022

Right to pull the plug

It is very common to be sending and receiving emails after working hours. Whether it’s because it’s urgent or that we want to be efficient or because we just have to. The end result is that it becomes a continuous workflow. The line between personal time and work time has been blurred, impacting mental health and leading to burnout cases.