On December 7, 2015, Bill 12 An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 With Respect to Tips and Other Gratuities passed Third Reading in the Ontario Legislature. The Bill will prohibit employers from withholding, making deductions from, or collecting tips or other gratuities from employees unless authorized to do so under the Employment Standards…
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Court Examines Parties’ Intentions and Severability Clause in Upholding ESA-Only Termination Provision
Over the past few years, the Ontario Superior Court has rendered several decisions which consider the enforceability of termination notice provisions in employment contracts that provide only for the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) minimum entitlements. Depending on the specific wording used, many of these provisions have been held to be unenforceable for non-compliance with…
Police Record Checks Legislation Passes Third Reading
On December 1, 2015, Bill 113, the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, as amended by the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, passed at Third Reading. When proclaimed in force, this legislation will implement a new process governing requests for searches of the Canadian Police Information Centre databases, or other police databases, in connection with screening an…
Private Member’s Bill Targets Temporary Help Agencies
On November 18, 2015, Bill 143, Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2015, a Private Member’s Bill was introduced in the Ontario Legislature by a Liberal MPP. The Bill seeks to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) with respect to the regulation of temporary help agencies. SUMMARY OF BILL 143 If passed, Bill…
Nadine S. Zacks
Nadine is the chair of the firm’s Occupational Health and Safety Practice Group and regularly assists clients with responding to and defending orders and charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Andrew N. Zabrovsky
Andrew Zabrovsky is a partner in Hicks Morley’s Toronto office and is the chair of the firm’s Human Rights Practice Group. Andrew advises clients in both the public and private sectors on all aspects of their labour and employment relationships, with a specific focus on human rights litigation, labour arbitration and workplace accommodation issues.
Colin Youngman
Colin advises and represents both unionized and non-unionized employers throughout Eastern Ontario. He is regularly engaged in wrongful dismissal litigation, labour arbitration cases, Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings and human rights proceedings.
Scott T. Williams
Scott is a labour, employment and privacy lawyer and the chair of the firm’s Information, Data Security and Privacy Practice Group. He advises a wide variety of employers on all issues related to labour and employment and information and privacy matters in both unionized and non-unionized settings.
George G. Vuicic
George is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Ottawa office. In his fully bilingual practice, he advises and represents employers on a broad range of labour and employment issues including litigation, regulatory prosecutions, arbitration and labour board proceedings.
Amy R. Tibble
Amy advises employers on a variety of matters related to litigation, employment law, human rights and labour relations. She has appeared as counsel on various litigation matters—particularly executive-level matters—and has extensive experience in all issues related to the employment relationship. She advises clients across the country as well as U.S.-based clients with operations in Canada.