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- Ontario’s Working for Workers Five Act, 2024
On October 28, 2024, Ontario’s Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 (Bill 190) received Royal Assent. The below changes are noteworthy for employers. Changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) Now in Force Employers are prohibited from requiring employees to provide a certificate from a quali … Read more »
- Hope Springs Eternal – Ontario Court Finds Termination Provisions Enforceable
In Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2024 ONSC 5593, the employee commenced a wrongful dismissal action when his employment was terminated on a without cause basis after being employed with the employer for approximately eight and a half months. The employee had signed a written employment agreement, wh … Read more »
- Limits on Grievances: Labour Arbitrator Does Not Have Jurisdiction to Decide Post-Termination and Constructive Dismissal Complaints
Most employees have a contract for employment with their employer. Even if the contract is not written down, its terms are implied pursuant to the common law – that is, the tradition of legal decisions in similar cases. The collective bargaining relationship, however, is legally different. When an … Read more »
- Get Back Jojo: Return to Office Justified, Accommodation Not Warranted Says Arbitrator
The recent arbitration decision in International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.) Local 636 v Hydro Ottawa Limited provides significant insight into how employers should handle accommodation requests, particularly in relation to working from home (WFH) and health-related issues. This cas … Read more »
- The Latest on the Duty to Mitigate
In most conversations between plaintiff and management lawyers, the terms “unenforceable”, “common law reasonable notice” and “duty to mitigate” are usually thrown around at least once, typically in that order. Most people have some level of understanding of the first two. However, the duty to mitig … Read more »