Employment Law Quiz Summer 2021
Friday, June 25, 2021
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Employment Law Quiz Winter 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Six Ways to Reduce Your Payroll During the Pandemic
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Authors – Alan Riddell & Kyle Van Schie If your organization is looking to cut its staffing costs during the pandemic, this Winter, it has six different options for doing so. Here are those six options, along with the pros and cons of…
Queen’s Park Update: Important Recent Legal Developments for Employers
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Authors – Alan Riddell & Kyle Van Schie Increased Minimum Wage For Employees As of October 1, 2020, the minimum wage for most Ontario workers was increased by 25 cents from $14.00 per hour to $14.25 per hour. This is the first of…
A Must Read for all Employers – Waksdale v Swegon North America (2020 ONCA 391)
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Authors - Alan Riddell & Kyle Van Schie This past Summer, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a surprising, and truly revolutionary, decision that potentially invalidates the termination clauses in hundreds of thousands of employment contracts across Ontario. Going forward,…
Personal Real Estate Corporations: Is Incorporation Right for You?
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020, which amends the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 (the “Act”) to allow real estate brokers and salespersons in Ontario to incorporate, received Royal Assent on March 4, 2020. The ability…
What are your Employee Rights During the Coronavirus / COVID-19 Crisis?
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Authors – Alan Riddell, Kyle Van Schie COVID-19 / Coronavirus-related Employment Law FAQ for Employees The coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak has been wreaking havoc on businesses, organizations and their employees across Ontario and around the world. As businesses in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario have…
Changes to Planning Act Timelines During Ontario’s State of Emergency
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
By Ursula Melinz, Philip Osterhout and Krista Libman As a result of legislation passed by the Province of Ontario in response to the State of Emergency, both in general and in relation to land use planning specifically, municipal councils and…
Spring 2020 Judicial Updates for Employers
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Authors – Alan Riddell, Kyle Van Schie Morningstar v Hospitality Fallsview Holdings Inc (Decision No 1227/19), 2019 ONWSIAT 2324 Towards the end of 2019, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“the WSIA Tribunal”) released a revolutionary decision effectively preventing future…
Employment Law Quiz – Spring 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
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