COVID-19: Pandemic Pay Update
The second pandemic pay program, which began on October 1, 2020, is set to expire on August 23, 2021. The program, which is limited to specific categories of frontline workers, grants developmental…
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Mandatory Policies on Vaccination and Testing Coming to Developmental Services Sector
Yesterday, Ontario announced it will be requiring health care providers, as well as congregate care and day program providers in the developmental services to adopt vaccination policies with certain minimum standards. While…
CASE ALERT: Arbitrators Weigh in on Pandemic Pay Program Eligibility
In April 2020, the government introduced a “temporary pandemic pay program” for essential workers in health care and congregate care settings. In tandem with this program, the government introduced an emergency order…
Emerging Issues Upon Reopening: Liability, Waivers and Accommodation
As vaccination rates increase and COVID-19 cases decrease, Ontario is reopening. On Friday, July 16, 2021, the province will move into step 3 of its reopening plan. In light of this, many…
CASE ALERT: Layoff Relief Update
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has provided much needed clarification on the interaction between temporary layoff relief regulations and constructive dismissal law in Ontario. This case has…
CASE ALERT: Deduction of CERB from Notice Entitlements
Another decision coming from British Columbia that opens the door for Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to be deducted from notice entitlements. In Hogan v 1187939 B.C. Ltd., 2021 BCSC 1021 (“Hogan”), the Court held…
CASE ALERT: Emergency Orders Allow Employers to Deny IDEL and other ESA Leaves where “reasonably necessary”
The recent decision in Ontario of OPSEU, Local 101 v Windsor Regional Hospital, 2021 CanLII 40879 provides important clarification on how Emergency Orders allowing certain essential services employers to deviate from collective agreements and legislative obligations…
COVID-19: Updates on Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL)
The recent updates on Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL) continue to create lingering uncertainty regarding eligibility requirements– particularly as it relates to employees who have existing entitlements to sick or personal days. As we’ve…
COVID-19: Mandatory Vaccination Policies in Long Term Care Homes
A newly emerging topic of discussion in the sector that has been gaining widespread attention this year has been mandatory vaccination policies in Long Term Care Homes (LTCHs). On May 31st, the…
COVID-19 – Rapid Testing Policy Upheld by Arbitrator
A recent arbitration decision from a unionized construction workplace has upheld a policy imposing rapid antigen testing for COVID-19: see Ellisdon Construction Ltd. v Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 183,…
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