Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (“Bill 27”) received Royal Assent on December 2, 2021. Now that Bill 27 is in force, employers have a number of new responsibilities, and employees have corresponding workplace rights. In our earlier update, we provided readers with an overview of the wide-ranging changes proposed by Bill 27 at the […]
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30
2021
Canada: Employee Sophistication Does Not Impact the Legality of a Termination Provision
The Pendulum Swings Again: Employee Sophistication Does Not Impact the Legality of a Termination Provision Summary In two recent decisions, Livshin v The Clinic Network Canada Inc. (Livshin) and Campbell-Givons v Humber River Hospital (Campbell-Givons) the Ontario Superior Court of justice was asked to determine whether the “just cause” provisions of two separate employment agreements were unenforceable in light […]
Nov
30
2021
Canada: Ontario Introduces Legislation Addressing Employees’ Right to Disconnect and Prohibition of Non-Compete Agreements
Unplugged and Unchained: Ontario Government Introduces Legislation Addressing Employees’ Right to Disconnect and Prohibition of Non-Compete Agreements Summary On October 25, 2021 the Ontario Government tabled Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (“Bill 27”) with the stated purpose to promote healthy work-life balance by encouraging the disconnection from work after a productive work day, and to […]
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2022
How to deal, as an employer, with mandatory vaccinations, work arrangements as remote work and COVID passports in Asia-Pacific?
Date: Wednesday 19 January 2022
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How to deal, as an employer, with mandatory vaccinations, work arrangements as remote work and COVID passports in Asia-Pacific?
Date: Wednesday 19 January 2022
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07
2021
Mandatory vaccination and remote work: what are the possibilities for employers?
Date: Tuesday 7 December 2021
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02
2021
Transferring Personal Data from the EU to the U.S.
Date: Thursday 2 December 2021
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23
2021
Trabajo remoto y vacunación contra el COVID-19
Date: Martes 23 de noviembre 2021
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27
2021
Canada: Much Needed Relief for Ontario Employers: Court Upholds “Just Cause” Clause
In the recent decision of Rahman v Cannon Design Architecture Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was tasked with determining whether the “just cause” provision of an employment agreement was unenforceable in the face of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc. (“Waksdale”). In Waksdale, the Court of Appeal held that the just cause […]
Oct
27
2021
Canada: Federal Employers must post Pay Equity Notice by 1 November
Notice under Pay Equity Act As discussed in our earlier insight, the new federal Pay Equity Act (“PEA”) came into force on August 31, 2021. One of the first deadlines under the PEA is fast approaching. Federally-regulated employers must post notices regarding pay equity in their workplaces within 60 days of becoming subject to the PEA. For employers that had 10 or […]