On October 29, 2021, Justice Dunphy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to extend emergency injunctive relief to a group of University Health Network (UHN) employees, seeking reprieve from UHN’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (Policy) which required employees to either become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 22, 2021, or be terminated from…
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Critical Labour and Employment Law Updates for Corporate Counsel: Navigating Workforce Transitions
In-house counsel continue to be confronted with new challenges and changing expectations about workforce models. Join Jacqueline Luksha and Nadine Zacks as they share insights to assist in-house counsel in providing strategic and up-to-date advice on critical labour and employment law matters.
Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell Appointed to the LSO’s Equity Advisory Group
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Njeri Damali Sojourner-Campbell has been appointed to the Law Society of Ontario’s Equity Advisory Group.
Ontario Proposes Significant Changes to Long-Term Care Sector
On October 28, 2021, the Ontario government announced a substantial overhaul of the long-term care sector in Ontario, following on the report of the Long-Term Care Commission. On the same date, the government tabled Bill 37, Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021. If passed, Bill 37 would repeal the current…
Ontario Bar Association Labour and Employment Law Program: Dealing with Digital Evidence for Employment and Labour Lawyers
More and more labour and employment lawyers are using and relying on digital evidence. Join Tatiana Lazdins as she discusses new and emerging types of data as well as the technology available to help locate and analyze digital evidence.
Manitoba Court of Appeal Upholds Public Sector Wage Restraint Legislation
In Manitoba Federation of Labour et al v The Government of Manitoba, the Manitoba Court of Appeal upheld the province’s public sector wage restraint legislation that had previously been ruled unconstitutional. The Court based its decision on the fact that the impugned legislation was broad-based and time-limited, and that it preserved a process of consultation…
Court Confirms Mitigation Efforts Do Not Extend Limitation Period
In Andrew Scott v. Community Living Temiskaming South, 2021 ONSC 5402, Justice Koke confirmed the importance of bringing employment-related legal claims to the right forum and confirmed that, in the context of claims for constructive dismissal, remaining with your employer to mitigate your damages will not extend the two year limitations period for commencing an…
We Welcome Six New Associates to the Firm
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that six new associates have joined the firm in our Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo offices. Shauna Bartlett is joining our colleagues and continuing her labour and employment practice in Hicks Morley’s Ottawa office. Shauna received her Juris Doctor from Queen’s University, where she was the recipient of the Queen’s…
Ontario Announces Further Extension of Temporary Relief from ESA Termination and Severance Provisions
Effective September 16, 2021, the Ontario government has extended the temporary relief measures from the termination and severance provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) until January 1, 2022. The temporary measures are found in Ontario Regulation 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL Regulation), which has been amended to define the “COVID-19 period” as…
Victoria McCorkindale
Victoria provides advice and representation to employers in both the private and public sectors on a range of labour, employment and privacy issues including wrongful dismissal actions, employment standards, labour disputes and grievance arbitrations.