Employers should be aware of recent changes related to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) – a new Hours of Work and Overtime Pay…
Insights
FTR Now
CPP Expansion and the (Likely) Demise of Ontario’s Provincial Pension Plan
On June 20, 2016, following a highly anticipated meeting between the federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Finance…
Human Resources Legislative Update
New ESA Rules for Tips and Gratuities Now in Effect
Effective June 10, 2016, reforms to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) enacted by Bill 12…
FTR Now
Third Round of Ontario Temporary Solvency Funding Relief for DB Pension Plans is Now in Force July 1, 2016
Following the release last month of draft Regulations, the Ontario government has now adopted amendments…
Human Resources Legislative Update
Finalized Regulations Extend Temporary Solvency Funding Relief in Ontario
Effective July 1, 2016, amendments to Regulation 909 first proposed on…
FTR Now
WSIAT Finds WSIB’s Fatal Claim Premium Adjustment Policy Contrary to WSIA
In a recent decision, the majority of a Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal (Tribunal) Panel ruled that the WSIB’s Fatal…
FTR Now
Appellate Court Upholds Significant Remedy Decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
A decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) which ordered reinstatement and back wages for an employee who had been…
Human Resources Legislative Update
ORPP Act Passes Third Reading as Amended by Committee
On June 2, 2016, Bill 186, the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Act (Strengthening Retirement Security for Ontarians), 2016 (ORPP Act, 2016) passed…
Human Resources Legislative Update
Summer ESA and OHSA Inspection Blitzes to Focus on New and Young Workers
Among other recently announced initiatives, the Ministry of Labour is conducting two province-wide enforcement and prevention inspection blitzes…
FTR Quarterly
FTR Quarterly – 2016, Issue 1
In this issue: “Conducting a Benefits Plan Governance Health Check” and “Preparing for the ORPP”