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By Simes Law | 2 Minutes Read November 14, 2023

Federal employers take note: Change to the Canada Labour Code

notice periodNumerous changes to the Canada Labour Code (CLC) are coming into effect on February 1, 2024, and it will be very important for human resources professionals to understand how these amendments affect both employers and employees.

Article by Simes Law / Employment Standards, Payroll / benefits, Canada labour Code, employment law, notice of termiantion, pay in lieu, Severance pay, Termination provisions, vacation entitlement Leave a Comment

By SpringLaw | 3 Minutes Read September 14, 2022

Employer discretion to schedule employee vacation time

As an employer, you want to control when your employees do and do not take vacation time. Can you do this? The answer, for all jurisdictions in Canada, is yes, though this employer discretion may be restricted in some jurisdictions.

Article by SpringLaw / Employment Standards / employment law, scheduling vacation, vacation, vacation entitlement, vacation pay, vacation time

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read July 18, 2019

The most common mistakes made in Quebec vacation policies

As employment counsel, we routinely work with employers to identify issues with their policies and practices as they relate to vacation (annual leave) and vacation pay under Quebec’s An act respecting labour standards. In this post, we identify four of the most common errors and misconceptions made by employers.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employee benefits, employment law, vacation entitlement, vacation pay, vacation policies, vacation time

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