Information About The Employer’s Edge

On October 22, 2021 the Ontario government announced that it has released a plan, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, which outlines the province’s gradual approach to lifting remaining public health and workplace safety measures by March 2020. The plan called A Plan to Safely … Read more »

Last year, we blogged on a particularly frustrating decision of the Ontario Superior Court which held that the otherwise legally enforceable termination provisions of a Stock Award Agreement could not be enforced as the employer did not specifically bring them to the employee’s attention. In Battist … Read more »

Just cause terminations are often referred to as “capital punishment” in the Employment and Labour Law world. This is owing to the fact that these terminations allow an employer to dismiss an employee, without providing any notice or pay in lieu of. As such, these terminations are only reserved for … Read more »

A growing number of provinces are implementing vaccine mandates requiring proof of vaccination to attend social events, participate in recreational activities, or access non-essential businesses. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the introduction of vaccine mandates has led to concerns from vaccine hesitant C … Read more »

As of September 22, 2021, many businesses are required to screen their patrons for proof of vaccination as a condition of entry. On the same day, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a policy statement on COVID-19 vaccine mandates and proof of vaccine certificates, which can be found … Read more »