As we start off 2023, now is the perfect time to review your practices and stay compliant. -Updated policies Your Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy as well as your Health…
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In Spring 2020, the Ontario government made a regulation under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in response to COVID-19. The rules in the regulation apply during the COVID-19 period which is from…
The 2022 Ontario election will take place on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Under Ontario’s Election Act, every employee who is qualified to vote is entitled to three consecutive hours to vote while the…
Employers that are eager to loosen the masking requirements in Ontario may do so on March 21, provided they are not employers in the select settings where masking must continue….
Ontario has extended paid sick days, until July 31, 2022, for reasons related to COVID-19. Employees can continue to access this paid leave to get tested, vaccinated, self-isolate, or care…
Bill 27, known as the Working for Workers Act, creates a requirement for employers with 25 or more employees to have a written policy on disconnecting from work, which includes…
Ontario’s ‘Covid Period” which was supposed to end on September 25 2021 has been extended for the forth time. “In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government made a regulation…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government made a regulation that changed certain Employment Standards Act (ESA) rules during the COVID-19 period. The “COVID-19 period” was set to expire on July 3,…
Any employer these days needs to know, understand and practice Ontario’s Human Rights Code. Below are few suggested actions an employer can easily take to avoid a complaint. Avoid having…
The provincial government has extended the paid infectious disease emergency leave aka paid sick leave to the end of the year. The program, which legislates up to three paid sick days…