Is Working from Home a Fundamental Term of Employment?
Do you have employees working from home? Have you ever contemplated ending this arrangement? If so, it may not be as simple as you think! At the end of 2017,...
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“I want my file!” “But you’re not an employee!”
The reach of provincial privacy legislation is ever expanding, as evidenced by a recent decision from B.C’s Privacy Commission requiring a company to disclose the job applications of a group...
Proposed Changes to the Quebec Act Respecting Labour Standards
Over the last several months, the Liberal government in Quebec has reiterated that reform to the Act respecting labour standards (the “Act”) was coming. On March 20, 2018, Quebec’s Minister...
Ontario Proposes Pay Transparency Bill
If you thought you could get away with major discrepancies between your employees’ compensation, think again. Ontario has now proposed a “pay transparency” bill which, if passed, will require employers...
Be Nice or Pay the Price
A record breaking monetary award in the Ontario decision of Galea v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp. proves that employers need to follow their employment agreements with employees, or else they may...
Vicarious Liability – How Far Does it Reach?
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision confirms that a claim of vicarious liability against a company by a third party is not necessarily a one-way ticket to compensation. In...
Court Explains Use of Third Party Funding in Private Litigation
Third party litigation funding is becoming more commonly used in Canada, allowing claimants to pursue litigation when they otherwise may not be financially able to do so. In such circumstances,...
Relying on Insurer Information Proves Dicey
In the Berger v. Benson Group Inc. decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice highlighted to employers the importance of making appropriate inquiries and giving adequate consideration to available options...
Sweeping Changes to Alberta’s Health and Safety Legislation
Late in 2017, the government of Alberta introduced Bill 30: An Act to Protect the Health and Well-being of Working Albertans (“Bill”) with the goal of modernizing health and safety...
And the changes keep coming! Further changes anticipated to the Canada Labour Code
It appears that the federal government isn’t done with proposing changes to the Canada Labour Code (“Code”). On October 27, 2017, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-63, Budget Implementation...