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By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read August 4, 2016

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: legislative amendments that expanded the access to Employment Insurance benefits; a case where a former employee was awarded six months' compensation in lieu of notice after she had declined a severance package offered to her by the employer; further recent updates regarding the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / access to employment insurance benefits, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accessible formats and communication supports, AODA, compensation in lieu of notice, customer service policies, damages for breach of contract, Employment Insurance Act, employment insurance benefits, Employment Insurance Regulations, employment law, employment standards act, integrated accessibility standards, mitigation, NERE, New Entrants and Re-Entrant provisions, persons with disabilities, reasonable notice, service animal

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read October 30, 2015

Manitoba customer service accessibility standard

The Manitoba Customer Service Accessibility Standard (CSAS) under the Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) comes into effect November 1, 2015. The CSAS requires all of Manitoba’s public, private and non-profit organizations with one or more employees that provide goods or services directly to the public or to another organization in Manitoba, to establish and implement measures, policies and practices to remove barriers to access to the goods or services it provides.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Human Rights / accessibility, Accessibility for Manitobans Act, accessibility training, Barrier free, Business, Disability, feedback process, goods or services, Manitoba Customer Service Accessibility Standard, policies and practices, Removing barriers, service animal, support person

By Clear Path Employer Services | 3 Minutes Read August 13, 2012

Keep up with AODA reporting!

Have you kept up to date with AODA requirements? Statistics show that one in seven citizens of Ontario has some sort of disability. Not only is it essential for businesses to become accessible in order to take advantage of these potential customers, it's now law!

Article by Clear Path Employer Services / Accessibility Standards / accessibility, AODA, assistive devices, complying with accessibility, customer service standard, Disability, employment law, feedback, Ministry of Community and Social Services, policies, practices and procedures, service animal, support person, ustomer service standard reporting requirement

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