Although the final report from The Changing Workplaces Review is not expected until later this year, the Ontario New Democratic Party (“NDP”)…

Jeremy Schwartz of Stringer LLP recently sat on a panel of industry leaders and experts for Manufacturing AUTOMATION’s Fourth Annual Machine Safety…

A revised Bill 160 was passed on June 1st. Notable changes to the Bill include an increase in the role…

By: Ryan Conlin & Frank Portman From time to time judges comment and decide on matters affecting employment law in…

By: Landon Young There have been a number of cases in recent years considering whether dismissed employees are entitled to awards…

Landon Young discusses how to avoid the fixed term contract trap.

Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, passed its third and final reading today. With Liberal and NDP MPPs…

Allison Taylor discusses recent decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario suggesting a disturbing trend in that tribunal permitting…

When must a dismissed employee accept an offer of alternate employment with their employer? In some circumstances, employees will be…

When a company purchases another business, it is important to consider the legal implications respecting the status of employees. The…

Regular readers of our blogs and updates may recall that the Ontario Government introduced Bill 160 on March 3, 2011, which proposed a number…

Employers are often unsure whether they have the right to ask for doctor’s notes (i.e. medical evidence) to justify employee…

Frank Portman discusses the implications of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that the right to strike is protected…

Jeff Murray discusses a recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that overturned an arbitration panel’s finding that Suncor’s random…

Terminating employees in Canada can be expensive. Non-unionized employees are owed “reasonable notice” under the common law, or pay in…