Employers should be aware of recent changes related to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) – a new Hours of Work and Overtime Pay…
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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…
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…
Finalized Regulations Extend Temporary Solvency Funding Relief in Ontario
Effective July 1, 2016, amendments to Regulation 909 first proposed on…
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…
Preparing for the ORPP
Editor’s Note: Bill 186 passed Third Reading on June 2, 2016, as amended by the Standing Committee on Social Policy. Please read about the amendments in our blog post, ORPP Act Passes Third Reading as Amended by Committee. The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) was first announced in the 2014 Ontario Budget as a major…
Accrual of Service or Seniority Based on “Days Worked” is Not Discriminatory, Tribunal Rules
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) recently issued a decision of particular interest to employers with groups of employees who, although covered by a collective agreement, accrue service…
Ontario Pension Solvency Funding Framework Under Review
Ontario registered defined benefit (DB) pension plans must be funded on the greater of a going concern or solvency basis…
Ontario Budget Bill 2016 Passes
On April 13, 2016, the Ontario government passed Bill 173, Jobs for Today and Tomorrow Act (Budget Measures), 2016, omnibus legislation giving effect to initiatives contained in the Ontario Budget 2016. See our FTR Now of February 29, 2016, Ontario Budget 2016, for a detailed discussion of those initiatives of interest to employers, human resources professionals and…
Human Rights Tribunal Rules that Miscarriage is a Disability
In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) found that the Applicant, who had suffered a miscarriage, had a disability within the meaning of the Human Rights Code (Code). While this decision has garnered much attention in the media, its potential significance for employers going forward may not result from the particular…