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- Stat Holidays 2025 in Ontario: Dates, Pay, and Termination Rights
This blog covers everything you need to know about Statutory holidays (often called “stat holidays”) in Ontario. In Ontario, stat holidays are protected under the Employment Standards Act (ESA), ensuring fair treatment for employees. We will provide you with a breakdown of Ontario stat holidays in 2 … Read more »
- Preparing for Job Loss in Ontario’s Automotive Industry: Understanding Your Employment Rights in 2025
The automotive industry in Ontario faces uncertainty as U.S. trade policies, like potential tariffs, threaten economic stability. For employees, these shifts raise questions about workplace rights, especially when it comes to layoffs, termination, or significant changes to roles and responsibilities … Read more »
- Navigating the Legal Landscape of Temporary Layoffs: What Ontario Workers Need to Know
Lion Electric’s recent decision to temporarily lay off over 160 employees has highlighted the challenges businesses face in uncertain times and, more importantly, has raised significant legal questions. For employees affected by such layoffs, or those facing similar circumstances, it is essential to … Read more »
- Pregnancy Discrimination: A Growing Concern in Canadian Workplaces
Losing your job when you are a parent is difficult enough, but imagine losing it at a time in your life when you feel extra vulnerable, while pregnant and starting a family. Unfortunately, this is the reality for thousands of women who get laid off or terminated while pregnant. While pregnant employ … Read more »
- T’is the Season to be Fired 2024!
At this time of the year everyone is imbibed with that holiday spirit, everyone, that is, except large corporate employers. Like the Grinch that stole Christmas, since my recent memory, employers have always chosen the 6 weeks before the end of December to send out a tidal wave of those pink slips, … Read more »