The federal government recently implemented an Interim Order (retroactive to September 27, 2020, rendering any notice or severance entitlements paid after September 27, 2020 “not earnings” for the purposes of assessing entitlement…
Exceptions to Limiting Work to a Single Long-Term Care Home or Retirement Home On April 23, 2021, the government announced and implemented amendments to the Emergency Orders restricting workers in Long-term Care…
In a recent Ontario Labour Arbitration decision, CUPE Local 4400 grieved the Toronto District School Board’s policy decisions related to reimbursement for employee costs associated with remote work arrangements triggered by the…
In a recent Quebec decision, an arbitrator was asked to decide whether an employer was justified in following a strict and automatic application of a policy prohibiting an employee from performing their…
A recent Ontario decision has provided further guidance about the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on the reasonable notice period owed to dismissed employees. The most recent decision, Marazzato v….
Yesterday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Government released the second Budget that the government has delivered during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This budget sets large amounts of spending, and announces some new programs and…
Since the start of the pandemic, many employers have been imposing “single employer policies” that restrict the ability of employees to work at secondary jobs. This has been motivated by legitimate concerns…
By Alan McCallum Considerations for Drafting COVID-19 Employee Vaccination Policies for Agencies Supporting Vulnerable People Over the past few months, PooranLaw has been working hand-in-hand with agencies across the province to develop…
Many employers of direct support professionals have struggled to balance serious labour shortages with infectious disease leaves – particularly in relation to post-travel quarantine. For instance, if an employer approves a 1…
This afternoon, the Ontario Government introduced a 6-point plan to address the risk associated with highly infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus. This plan comes as the public health officials warn of…
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