WSIA

Constructive dismissal update: Employee claiming damages for workplace harassment barred from commencing court action

March 10, 2020 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, 0

If this case is upheld on appeal, this decision suggests that if an employee quits because of workplace harassment, then the employee will not be able to bring a constructive dismissal in the courts in some cases.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

April 19, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with safety inspection blitzes in Ontario, changes to the Ontario WSIA and Manitoba’s minimum wage.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

January 25, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with income tax changes in the new budget Bill, OHSA and WSIA changes in the new budget Bill and cannabis smoke-free and road safety legislation.

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Tribunal finds limits on mental health claims unconstitutional

May 23, 2014 Meghan Ferguson Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Standard for Employment, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) has found that the limit on mental health claims under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (“WSIA”) is unconstitutional.

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The enforceability of termination provisions within contracts of employment

May 15, 2012 Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

The employment relationship is a contractual one whether or not a contract of employment was signed. Contracts can be express or implied contracts, i.e., you agree to work and I agree to pay you. Verbal bargains are nearly always upheld as long as those implied contracts are governed by particular employment standards and obligations established by the common law.

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WSIB introduces safe communities incentive program

May 9, 2012 Marcia Scheffler Health and Safety, Human Resources, Training and Development

Do you, like 98 percent of Ontario businesses, employ 100 or fewer employees? Then you should try SCIP-ing into spring with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s Safe Communities Incentive Program.

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