Bottom Line In light of the uncertainties surrounding the U.S. tariff threats and resulting impacts on Canadian businesses, employers may wish to consider the Employment Insurance Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Program (“SUB Program”). The SUB Program can help employers retain their talented, trained and experienced employees in times of financial hardship. Employers with a registered SUB […]
A monthly bulletin specifically designed to help employers stay up-to-date on the latest global workplace trends. For the most recent global employment law updates from L&E Global, please visit Employment Law Tracker – April 2025.
Bottom Line In response to the to the “threat or potential realization” of U.S. tariffs and the expected impact on Canadian businesses, the Government of Canada has implemented new special measures for the Employment Insurance (EI) Work-Sharing Program (the “Work-Sharing Program”). The Work-Sharing Program helps employers and employees avoid layoffs and provides income support to […]
We are proud to celebrate 20 Filion lawyers who have been recognized as one of Canada’s leading legal practitioners in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Congratulations to Rob Bayne, Ashley Brown, Evan Campbell, Bonnea Channe, Sarah Crossley, Casey Dockendorff, Jonathan Dye, Jane Gooding, Donald Jarvis, Laura Karabulut, Jamie Knight, Diane Laranja, Brian MacDonald, Rusty McLay, […]
Bottom Line The recent decision of Timmins v. Artisan Cells (“Timmins”) is in line with existing case law, and represents a sobering reminder of the significant potential liability for employers who fail to comply with the terms of an employment contract upon termination of employment. In Timmins, the Superior Court of Ontario sided with the […]
Bottom Line In the recent arbitration decision in Lantic Inc. v. Public and Private Workers of Canada, Local 8, the arbitrator upheld the termination of a long-service employee for sexually harassing a security guard during a strike. Key factors in the arbitrator’s decision to uphold the termination included the Grievor’s premeditation, his failure to fully […]
Bottom Line The Court of Appeal for Ontario (the “Court”) in Boyer v Callidus Capital Corporation upheld a lower court decision awarding a former employee (the “Plaintiff”) over $1.5 million for lost vacation pay and perquisites. A full summary of the lower court’s decision is available in our previous Insight article here. The Court’s findings […]
Welcome to our newest Filion team member, Alistair Chauhan! Alistair provides proactive advice and effective representation for employers on a broad range of labour, employment matters. Alistair is based out of the Firm’s Toronto office. Welcome to the team!
Bottom Line In the recent decision in Corporation of The District of West Vancouver v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 134, the arbitrator ordered that the employer pay $30,000 of damages to the Union as a result of the employer’s “unnecessary and invasive” investigation into the Union’s local President (“Grievor”). Among other things, the investigation involved […]
A monthly bulletin specifically designed to help employers stay up-to-date on the latest global workplace trends. For the most recent global employment law updates from L&E Global, please visit Employment Law Tracker – March 2025.
Bottom Line Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) requires employers to conduct an investigation into allegations of workplace harassment that is “appropriate in the circumstances”. But with such complaints becoming seemingly more and more complex, what does this mean in practice? To be legally defensible, a workplace investigation must follow a process that is fair […]
Bottom Line The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) recently issued Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., affirming that contractual termination provisions which say employers can terminate employment on a without cause basis “at any time” are non-compliant with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) and therefore invalidate the entire contract. The […]