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As part of the 30th anniversary of the Pay Equity Act (Act), the Pay Equity Office has implemented several new initiatives in 2017 in support of its mandate to administer and enforce the Act. These initiatives, coupled with pending legislative changes under Bill 148, present significant changes and potential risks to employers across the province.
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On September 1, 2017, sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of Schedule 2, Bill 87, the Protecting Patients Act, 2017, amending the Immunization of School Pupils Act (Act) will come into force. Among other things, the amendments require that the parent of a pupil complete an immunization education session with a medical officer of health…
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has launched a public consultation on seven draft policies made in support of its new Rate Framework, which was approved by the WSIB Board of Directors in November 2016. The Rate Framework has a targeted implementation date of January 2019. Comments are invited on the following draft policies:…
As part of the 30th anniversary of the Pay Equity Act (Act), the Pay Equity Office has implemented several new initiatives in 2017 in support of its mandate to administer and enforce the Act. These initiatives, coupled with pending legislative changes under Bill 148, present significant changes and potential risks to employers across the province.
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Hicks Morley’s Melissa Roth authored an article in Employment and Labour Law Reporter titled “Court Disapproves of Employee’s Surreptitious Recordings of Meetings with Employer.” The article explores how secretive recordings of meetings, may not favourably serve an employee in court.
News 1130 quoted Hicks Morley’s Jeffrey Goodman on August 16, 2017 article titled “Train or Fire? Bosses Grapple With How to Handle Off-Hours Transgressions”.
Benefits Canada quoted Hicks Morley’s Jordan Fremont on August 15, 2017 articled titled “Regulators turning their attention to DC plan rules.”