sick leave
April 2, 2020 Occasional Contributors Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation,
As an emergency response measure, the federal government has introduced up to 16 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave under the Canada Labour Code for federal employees who are “unable or unavailable to work for reasons related to COVID-19”.
COVID-19, emergency response measure, employment law, Job protected leave, Leaves of absence, sick leave
March 27, 2020 Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation,
Employers in Ontario facing economic hardship or mandatory closure have several options to manage employees, avoid risk and save expenses in the face of COVID-19 coronavirus.
COVID-19, declared emergency leave, employment law, infectious disease emergency leave, sick leave, Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plans, termination of employment, wage subsidy, work from home, work sharing
March 26, 2020 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation,
In this post, we try to address some of the main questions and concerns you may have as an employer or employee in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope that you will find this general information useful, but want to stress the importance of obtaining independent legal advice with respect to your individual circumstances.
childcare obligations, COVID-19, Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, employment law, Employment Standards Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), Reduced hours, right to refuse work, sick leave, temporary layoff, work from home, work refusal
March 17, 2020 Piccolo Heath LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Training and Development, Wages and Compensation,
Coronavirus – by now, that’s a term we’ve all heard. The 2019 Novel Coronavirus is a new and contagious respiratory virus characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath. Coronavirus symptoms are common to a lot of viral illnesses, and in many respects, a mild coronavirus infection can look a lot like a bad cold or flu. However, in some cases, coronavirus can lead to significant and life-threatening complications.
caregiver leave, Coronavirus, COVID-19, discrimination, employment law, pandemic planning, refusal to work, sick days, sick leave
February 26, 2020 Devry Smith Frank LLP Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources,
Over the past several weeks, news of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV or Coronavirus) has dominated our newsfeeds, which at the time of writing has three confirmed cases in Ontario, two of which are in Toronto. The virus has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) and in order to control the outbreak, China has responded with an aggressive strategy and taken the extraordinary step of confining residents in the city of Wuhan (the epicentre of the outbreak) to their homes.
employment law, flu symptoms, health, injury or quarantine, pandemic planning, quarantine, sick leave
November 7, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation,
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with employment contracts, 2020 payroll rates and illness in the workplace.
2020 payroll rates, employment contract, employment law, flexible workplace arrangements, sick leave, workplace flexibility
November 22, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with holiday parties, the recent proposed amendments to the Ontario ESA introduced by Bill 47 and 2019 payroll rates.
2019 payroll rates, Bill 47 Making Ontario Open for Business Act, employment law, hours of work, minimum wage, paid sick days, sick leave, social host liability, Workplace holiday parties
July 13, 2017 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: workplace strategies where there is a risk of impairment from cannabis, how an employer’s suspicion alone was not enough to prove an allegation of sick leave abuse and how one employer dodged a penalty after failing to adhere to re-employment obligations.
cannabis, employment law, marijuana, occupational health and safety, OH&S, Re-employment obligations, risk of impairment, sick leave, sick leave abuse, WSIAT
May 19, 2017 Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Government Budgets, Throne Speeches and Plans, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation
For the first time in over 20 years, the Province of Ontario has commissioned an independent report to review both the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act.
casual employees, Changing Workplace Review, employment law, employment standards, employment standards act, ESA, Interim Report, interns, Labour Relations Act, part–time employees, sick leave, temporary employees, trainees, vacation pay
May 18, 2017 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: Employment law changes coming ($15 minimum wage and more); overtime exemptions under employment standards; and grievance of an employee alleging discrimination based on family status.
discrimination, discrimination based on family status, employment law, employment standards, employment standards act, ESA, family status, minimum wage, overtime, overtime exemption, sick leave
January 28, 2016 Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation
The seminal cases dealing with discrimination based on family status more often than not address the issue of caregiving. In the recent case, Knox-Heldmann v. 1818224 Ontario Limited o/a Country Style Donut, the Tribunal demonstrates that discrimination based on family status is not restricted to caregiving.
caregiving, Country Style Donut, discrimination, discrimination based on family status, discrimination on the grounds of sex and family status, duty to accommodate, employment law, family status, injury to dignity, injury to feelings and self-respect, Kevin Sambrano human rights paralegal, Knox-Heldmann v. 1818224 Ontario Limited o/a Country Style Donut, lost income, marital status, monetary awards, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, paralegal, policies and procedures, policy of progressive discipline, prohibited grounds of discrimination, Sambrano Legal Services, sick leave, termination, the Code, the Human Rights Code
November 26, 2014 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Privacy and Security, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation
When a health centre updated its sick-leave procedures, it thought it would be making it easier and safer for employees to return to work after an illness. In practice, things played out very differently.
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September 24, 2014 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation
On July 7, 2014, the majority of the Quebec Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court that had ordered the employer to pay an amount of $1,086,767 due to a constructive dismissal, to reduce the amount of the damages awarded to $709,488.
Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, common law notice, constructive dismissal, demoted, demotion, discrimination, Dismissal, employee had suffered harassment, employee's illness, employment law, Kseniya Veretelnik, moral damages, non-pecuniary damages, notice period, punitive damages, Quebec Court of Appeal, sick leave, Stikeman Elliott LLP, termination, terminations, without cause
August 19, 2014 Devry Smith Frank LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Union Relations
A recent decision out of the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of an employee for behaving dishonestly towards his employer.
abusing sick days, dismissal of an employee, employee for behaving dishonestly, employment law, employment relationships, immediate dismissal is justified, relationship of trust between the employer and employee, sick day, sick leave, sick leave provisions, Telus Communications Inc. v. Telecommunications Workers Union, termination, terminations
February 14, 2014 Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights
As an employment law practitioner, it is refreshing to see any court and/or administrative tribunal release a decision that makes “common sense” (as well as legal sense). Recently, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal had to determine if the common flu and strep throat constituted disabilities under the Human Rights Code .
common flu, disabilities, Disability, disability management, discrimination, discrimination on the basis of disability, duty to accommodate, employment law, flu is not a disability, human rights code, illness, not every illness will constitute a disability, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, short term common ailments, sick days, sick leave, sick leave policy, sicknesses, strep throat
HI Barry, Given the Emergency Order in Ontario, and the introduction of Ontario Regulation 73/20 would not those actions relieve against the ESA 13 week... – Apr 02, 4:55 PM
We are splitting the total number of employees into two groups - on a weekly rotation basis. One group is coming one week and another... – Mar 25, 5:13 PM
