This afternoon, the Ontario government announced the gradual resumption of visits to long-term care homes, retirement homes, and other residential care settings. According to a government of Ontario news release, family and…
This week, the Ontario government announced that it is moving forward with a regional approach to Stage 2 of reopening the province. Effective Friday, June 12, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., the province…
Note: The disability payment is pending approval by Parliament. After a series of social assistance announcements for seniors, students and other marginalized groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has…
On May 29 2020, a new government Order, O-Reg 241-20 Special Rules Re Temporary Pandemic Pay, provided additional details about the province’s pandemic pay. The Order states that only workplaces and workers…
The issue of pay during periods of self-isolation has prompted numerous grievances in unionized workplaces across the country. A recent Ontario Arbitral decision sheds some light on employee rights and employer obligations…
Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Ontario introduced an online self-assessment tool. This allowed people to enter information about their symptoms or behaviour and receive guidance related to their risk of COVID-19 and…
Posted May 29, 2020 The Province of Ontario is in the process of reopening even as COVID-19 continues its spread in the community. The continued threat to health and safety of staff,…
Posted May 29, 2020. On Friday, May 29, 2020, the Ontario Government introduced a new regulation impacting COVID-19 related temporary layoffs in the province. The regulation (O. Reg. 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency…
Posted May 21, 2020 On May 12, 2020, Ontario passed Bill 190, the Covid-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020, in an effort to formalize directives in law that had…
Posted May 12, 2020 A Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) is a type of payment made by employers to employees in addition to employment insurance (EI) payments. Unlike many other payments, SUB payments are not deducted from…
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