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Ontario Government Provides Temporary Relief from ESA Termination and Severance Provisions in Response to COVID-19

· 9 min read
By: Paul E. Broad, Simon E. C. Mortimer, George G. Vuicic, Mark H. Mason, Craig S. Rix

On Friday, May 29, 2020, the Ontario government published a new regulation under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) that is intended to provide temporary relief from the ESA’s termination and severance provisions for employers whose operations have been shut down or otherwise curtailed by COVID-19 – O. Reg. 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL Regulation).

Federal Post

Federal Government Proposes Significant Workplace Law Reforms

· 20 min read
By: Simon E. C. Mortimer, Lauri A. Reesor, Jodi Gallagher Healy, Alyson Frankie

On October 29, 2018, the federal government tabled Bill C-86, the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, omnibus legislation giving effect to certain initiatives in its 2018 Federal Budget. If passed, the Bill will make substantial changes to the Canada Labour Code and enact a federal Pay Equity Act, among other things. For federally regulated…

FTR Now

End of the Bill 148 Era: Ontario Bill to Reverse Employment and Labour Reforms

· 17 min read
By: Paul E. Broad, Craig S. Rix, Simon E. C. Mortimer, Amanda Hunter

On October 23, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (Bill 47), new legislation that if passed in its present form would effectively “undo” many of the key changes to workplace laws implemented by Bill 148. The range of changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)…

Federal Post

Federal Post – Third Edition

· 22 min read
By: Jodi Gallagher Healy, George G. Vuicic, Frank Cesario, Simon E. C. Mortimer, Lisa Mills, Gabrielle Fortier-Cofsky

Along with the arrival of spring, we are pleased to bring you the first Federal Post edition of 2016, our newsletter designed exclusively for federally regulated employers…

Federal Post

Federal Post – First Edition

· 19 min read
By: Simon E. C. Mortimer, Jodi Gallagher Healy, Gregory J. Power, Sean P. Porter, Joseph Cohen-Lyons, Lisa Mills, Alyson Frankie

Dear Friends, We are excited to bring to you our first edition of the Federal Post, a newsletter designed exclusively for federally regulated employers. The Federal Post discusses issues that are topical, timely and important. It will cover the gamut of matters which impact your workplace, from human rights to minimum standards to labour relations…