On September 7th, 2021, the Toronto Transit Commission announced its mandatory vaccination policy. According to this policy, employees or dependent contractor who have not had their COVID-19 vaccine would be placed on unpaid leave beginning November 21st. Those who...
In early November, 2021, Arbitrator John Stout was tasked with deciding whether or not the mandatory vaccination policy introduced by the Electrical Safety Authority (“ESA”) was reasonable. This is currently a very hot issue, as many employees throughout Ontario are...
It was recently announced that, as of January 1st, 2022, British Columbia will be the first and only province in Canada to provide all their workers (even those working part-time) with five days of paid sick leave each year. The change was announced by Labour Minister...
Reasonable Notice: Length of Service Does Not Require Mathematical Certainty In determining reasonable notice of termination periods, courts today continue to be guided by the seminal decision Bardal v. Globe & Mail Ltd. and in particular the following passage:...
You do not need to sign an employment contract in order to work in Ontario. However, it is also not possible to be working in Ontario without a contract. This is because it is impossible to be in an employment relationship without also being in a contractual...
