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...
The Consequence of Failing to Mitigate, Even During the COVID-19 Pandemic In recent Ontario decisions, terminated employees have been awarded higher notice periods due to, in part, their clear efforts to mitigate their damages in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the...
No Injunction to Prevent Dismissal in Mandatory Vaccine Case In the first of inevitably many Ontario court proceedings concerning the implementation of mandatory COVID-19 policies in hospitals, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dissolved an interim injunction to...
The Right to Disconnect: New Ontario Legislation Ontario has recently proposed new legislation aimed towards giving workers the “right to disconnect” from work. The new legislation will require employers with 25 or more employees to implement written policies...
Ms. Beverley Hettrick was hired by her employer in 1996. She worked as a receptionist, bookkeeper and office manager and earned approximately $44,200 per annum and received an annual bonus of $2,600. In September 2015, Ms. Hettrick began a stress-related medical...
