Since December 2021 and the start of the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, labour Arbitrators have generally been upholding mandatory vaccination policies as a reasonable workplace health and safety measure. However,…
Thursday June 2, 2022 was the deadline for having a written policy on Disconnecting from Work. Let’s revisit the basic requirements: Only employers with 25 or more employees as of January 1,…
Follow along in our new series Learn the Term with PooranLaw as we explore ways to make law and its terms more approachable for non-experts. We will be breaking down legal jargon…
In a decision released on April 20, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal reviewed a case involving the dismissal of a long standing employee, following a single incident of misconduct. In the…
The 2022 Federal Budget was released on Thursday, April 7. While it focused on a national dental care plan, affordable housing and foreign defense as the war in Ukraine remains a government…
In October 2019, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the “OHRC”) initiated a public inquiry into human rights issues impacting students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s English public education system. The inquiry is…
In this Insights article, we review the decision on USPFRMEAISWIU, Local 5319 v Securitas Transport Aviation Security Ltd., which was released on On March 14, 2022. In the past year, there has…
As employers across the province continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the implementation of various policies and practices, case law developments continue to clarify this once murky area of law….
As employers across the province continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the implementation of various policies and practices, case law developments continue to clarify this once murky area of law….
[Note – this article has been updated based on new information released on March 10, 2022] In a press conference today (March 9, 2022), the Province of Ontario announced that the Reopening…
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