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Bottom Line On November 3, 2022, the Ontario government passed Bill 28, Keeping Students in Class Act, 2022 (“Bill 28”) in an effort to prevent a strike by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (“CUPE”). Bill 28 imposes a new four-year collective agreement and prohibits any strikes or lock-outs during the […]
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Bottom Line In a first across Canada, the British Columbia Supreme Court (the “Court”) has held that an employee was not constructively dismissed when she was placed on an unpaid leave of absence following her refusal to abide by her employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy (the “Policy”). The Court in Parmar v Tribe Management Inc., […]
Bottom Line Municipal elections across Ontario are scheduled to take place on October 24, 2022. Employers are obligated to provide their employees with sufficient time off work to vote. Employers that fail to comply with these legal requirements may face costly fines. Employers Must Provide Employees with Time off to Vote The Municipal Elections Act, […]
For the most recent global employment law updates from L&E Global, please visit Employment Law Tracker – September 2022.
Bottom Line On September 27, 2022, the Government of Ontario opened the consultation process for the Portable Benefits Advisory Panel. The Panel, appointed in March 2022, will advise the Government on the viability of a benefits program that would provide health benefits to workers who do not currently enjoy similar benefits under an employer-provided plan. […]
Bottom Line The recent decision in Weilgosh v. London District Catholic School Board, 2022 HRTO 1194 (“Weilgosh”), confirms that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) shares concurrent jurisdiction with labour arbitrators to decide the human rights claims of unionized employees. The decision settles a significant question of law that arose after last year’s […]
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP has once again been ranked among Canada’s top firms! We are proud to be recognized in the 2023 Chambers Canada Guide as a leading employment & labour law firm both nationally and in Ontario. In addition to these firm-wide rankings, Rob Bayne, Sarah Crossley, Donald Jarvis, and Jamie Knight each received individual lawyer rankings as top employment & […]
Bottom Line Effective October 1, 2022, the minimum wage rates in Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan will be subject to increases. This article summarizes the forthcoming changes across each of these jurisdictions. Ontario As we reported on April 5, 2022, Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, […]
Bottom Line On June 23, 2022, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1, S.C. 2022, c. 10 (“Bill C-19”), received Royal Assent. Among other changes to various federal statutes, Bill C-19 makes significant amendments to the Competition Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-34 (the “Act”), including new provisions to criminalize business collusion amongst employers, clarify certain […]
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP has once again been ranked among Canada’s top firms! The firm was recognized in the 2023 Chambers Canada Guide as a leading employment & labour law firm both nationally and in Ontario. In addition to these firm-wide rankings, Robert Bayne, Sarah Crossley, Donald Jarvis, and Jamie Knight all received individual lawyer rankings as top employment & labour […]