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By Sultan Lawyers | 3 Minutes Read January 28, 2022

How minimum wage increases affects employers and businesses

Minimum wage is the lowest wage rate that an employer can legally pay its employees and is seen as a core labour standard to which employers must abide by. With the effects of inflation, especially the cost of living consistently increasing across Canada, it is inevitable for the minimum wage in each province to rise.

Article by Sultan Lawyers / Employment Standards, Payroll / costs, economy, employment law, equal opportunity, inflation, minimum wage, Minimum wage increase, poverty, wages Leave a Comment

By Vey Willetts LLP | 4 Minutes Read August 14, 2020

The office called in sick today: Is the future working from home?

working from homeIn late March, as the pandemic hit swift and hard, along with the obvious panic and uncertainty, there was also something approaching a sense of novelty: some of us would now get to work from home. No more commute, dress code, or cubicle.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment law, remote work, wages, work from home, working from home

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 6 Minutes Read August 10, 2020

Termination provision in commission plan illegal as it purports to deny commission over the statutory notice period

In Kerner v Information Builders (Canada) (2020 ONSC 2975), Pollak J. had a case which involved the termination provisions of a sales plan and whether the employee was entitled to commissions over the notice period in addition to his base salary.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employment Standards, Payroll / commission, commission agreement, commission during notice period, commission on termination, employment contract, employment standards act, termination provision, wages

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