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- Ontario Labour Relations Board Confirms Threshold for Severance Pay Limited to Ontario Payroll
As many of our regular readers likely know, section 64 the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) provides that employees with five (5) or more years of service are entitled to severance pay in addition to their statutory notice requirements, provided that their employer meets the specified annual p … Read more »
- Temporary Layoffs – Why an on again, off again relationship is risky for employers
Businesses regularly experience ups and downs. In some cases the good and bad cycles can be predictable and in some cases a downturn is unexpected. In all cases, employers have to manage payroll and expenses, which can mean difficult decisions with respect to staffing. In cases where the intention i … Read more »
- The Devil (Narcotics) Made Her Do It! Nurse Ordered Reinstatement and Compensation Notwithstanding Multiple Instances of Narcotic Theft/Falsifying Medical Records/Resident Abuse
In the latest of a number of really disturbing and head-scratching arbitral decisions involving the theft of narcotic drugs by drug addicted healthcare professionals, an Ontario arbitrator has ordered the reinstatement, compensation and accommodation of a nurse dismissed for proven theft, dishonesty … Read more »
- Ontario’s Court of Appeal Refuses to Reinstate Jail Sentence in Occupational Health and Safety Case
Back in 2017, CCPartners blogged about a Summary Appeal decision in which a sentence of a $500,000 corporate fine and jail sentences for the two directors was overturned. In its place, the Summary Appeal Justice ordered a $50,000 fine on the corporation, and $15,000 fines for each of the two direct … Read more »
- CLASS ACTION AGAINST UBER DRIVING ONWARD IN WAKE OF RECENT COURT OF APPEAL DECISION
You may be aware of some of the worldwide challenges faced by Uber as an employer; in fact I wrote in this space last year about a specific ruling in the UK that we thought would or could invite parallels to be drawn here in Canada. Now, thanks to a recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontari … Read more »
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